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25 S.E. 567 Supreme Court of Georgia May 23, 1896
Lumpkin, Justice. Certain creditors of the McIntyre Alliance Store, a mercantile corporation, brought against it an equitable petition for injunction and the-'appointment of a receiver, to which the directors of the corporation and several preferred cred *504
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25 S.E. 769 Supreme Court of Georgia June 12, 1896
Simmon's, Chief Justice. On April 18, 1893, a suit of which the present suit is a renewal, was brought against the administrator of RutherT ford to recover a certain sum alleged to have been received by the intestate on March 1, 1883, from one Franklin, in settlement
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25 S.E. 503 Supreme Court of Georgia May 4, 1896
Simmons, Chief Justice. Pending ber application for permanent alimony, Mrs. Berry applied for temporary alimony. Upon tbe bearing of ber application for permanent alimony, tbe jury rendered a verdict against ber, which was set aside upon a motion for a new trial
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25 S.E. 611 Supreme Court of Georgia June 18, 1896
Lumpkin, Justice. The Mayor and Council of Griffin granted Ison a license-to sell spirituous liquors. He proceeded to erect a building in which to sell the same; purchased fixtures for use therein; bought a stock of liquors; engaged help, and otherwise incurred
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34 L.R.A. 286 Supreme Court of Georgia June 18, 1896
Simmons, Chief Justice. ' 1. Under the constitution of 1877, the jurisdiction of a justice’s court over actions arising ex delicto is confined to “cases of injuries or damages to personal property.” Code, §5153; James v. Smith & Bro., 62 Ga. 345, 347 ; Mayor
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20 S.E. 212 Supreme Court of Georgia October 8, 1894
Judgment affirmed.
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31 S.E. 588 Supreme Court of Georgia November 7, 1898
Simmons, C. J. Upon the petition of various creditors, the assets of the firm of Moody & Brewster were placed in the hands of a receiver, and' an injunction was granted against them and other parties to restrain them from interfering with or disposing of the
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26 S.E. 769 Supreme Court of Georgia March 5, 1897Not cited
Simmons, C. J. Where a rale absolute for money had been granted in the-superior court against a constable, and he thereafter made a motion to set aside this rule upon several grounds, to which motion the respondent named made answer denying specifically each
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26 S.E. 729 Supreme Court of Georgia March 5, 1897Not cited
Atkinson, J. The questions made by the bill of exceptions in this case having been fully examined and determined by this court upon the two writs of error therein which have heretofore been considered (see 89 Ga. 311 , and 94 Ga. 624 ); and the trial judge, in
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26 S.E. 729 Supreme Court of Georgia March 5, 1897
Atkinson, J. 1. Where in term time an order is passed directing that a mot-ion for new trial then pending be heard and determined at a day named in vacation, and time is given by the presiding judge until that date within which to perfect the brief of evidence
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29 S.E. 147 Supreme Court of Georgia July 28, 1897Not cited
Fish, J. 1. An equitable petition will lie at the instance of a judgment creditor of the true owner of land, to enjoin the sale thereof under an execution in favor of a non-resident corporation having no place of business in this State, against a third person
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26 S.E. 769 Supreme Court of Georgia March 3, 1897Not cited
Xumpkin, P. J. The motion for a new trial contains no ground involving any legal question of sufficient merit or importance to require special notice; the evidence warranted, the verdict; the trial judge was satisfied with the same; and the record does not disclose
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32 S.E. 122 Supreme Court of Georgia December 15, 1898
Lumpkin, P. J. A distress warrant was sued out by Johnson & Company against Coleman & Burch, who' filed a counter-affidavit. The case was tried on appeal before a jury in a justice’s court, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. There were disputed
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28 S.E. 225 Supreme Court of Georgia March 8, 1897
Little, J. 1. When in a justice’s court it does not appear from the summons that the plaintiff had split his cause of action so as to bring the same within the jurisdiction of that court, an objection to the jurisdiction upon that ground can not be made by motion
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27 S.E. 671 Supreme Court of Georgia May 6, 1897Not cited
Fish, J. This case involves no new legal question; the charges complained of were correct presentations of the law applicable to the issues involved; there was no error at the trial; the evidence, though in many respects conflicting, fully warranted the verdict
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27 S.E. 180 Supreme Court of Georgia March 29, 1897Not cited
Cobb, J.. The charges complained of in the motion for a new trial were not, for any reason therein alleged, erroneous as against the losing party; the evidence warranted the verdict, and there was no abuse of discretion in refusing to set it aside. Judgment affirmed
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30 S.E. 541 Supreme Court of Georgia March 5, 1898
Little, J. On October 12, 1894, Rushing executed to Worsham & Co. a promissory note for $900, due November 11, 1895, together with a mortgage on certain real estate to secure the payment of the same. To a proceeding instituted by Worsham & Co., to foreclose this
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33 S.E. 47 Supreme Court of Georgia April 20, 1899
Simmons, O. J. Mrs. Bowman died testate, making Tate her executor. Carr was indebted to the testatrix, and after her death gave to the administrator a note to cover this indebtedness, and a mortgage on his stock of goods to secure the note. This note was made
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34 S.E. 217 Supreme Court of Georgia July 19, 1899Cited by 44 Dissent · Simmons
Simmons, C. J., dissenting. The constitution of this State provides that no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law. There being a general law regulating the rate of interest to be •charged on loans
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33 S.E. 660 Supreme Court of Georgia June 7, 1899
Simmons, C. J. The record discloses that about twenty years-ago the County of Dougherty, through its proper officers, had a bridge erected over one of the streams in the county. The county authorities had the bridge built under contract, but-failed or neglected
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