Legal Opinion

American National Bank v. Hodges

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 28, 1930No. 20269Published

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.

The rule that a judgment against several defendants must, when revived by scire facias, be revived as to all of the defendants, is but an expression of the right of any one of the defendants, in order to preserve whatever right of indemnity or contribution he may have against his codefendants, to insist that, upon a revival of the judgment against him, it should at the same time be revived against them. See, in this connection, the reasoning in the opinion of the court in Allen v. Patterson, 69 Colo. 302, 308 (194 Pac. 934), relied upon by counsel for the defendant in error. From this opinion…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Funderburk v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
  2. Lewis v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  3. Allen v. PattersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1920
  4. Reed v. SullivanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1846

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