Bryant v. Elberton & Eastern Railway Co.

Z. T. Bryant filed a petition in which he prayed that certain judgnient against him in favor of the Elberton & Eastern Railway Company be “vacated and set aside,” because of the following facts: At the appearance term of the court in which the original case was pending, the defendant, by his attorneys of record, filed his plea and answer in which he denied all counts of the plaintiff’s suit, and demanded a trial by jury on the issues involved. He was not present when said case was called for trial, his attorney having told him that his case would not be tried. In his absence, and without his…