Heard v. Callaway
Supreme Court of Georgia
Sheriff. Contempt. Rule against officer. Before Judge Bottle. Wilkes Superior Court. November Adjourned Term, 1873. For the facts of this case, see the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff obtained a rule against the sheriff of Wilkes county calling upon him to show cause Avhy he should not pay to the plaintiff the amount of two executions issued on two judgments against Worthen, thé defendant therein, one of which AA7as obtained in 1860, the other in 1867. The sheriff made his return to the rule, in' Avriting, which was sworn to, and not traversed by the plaintiff. The court, after hearing and considering the sheriff’s ansAver to the rule, discharged the same. Whereupon the plaintiff excepted.
1. It appears from the sheriff’s answer that he…
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