Richards v. Harvey
Richards v. Harvey
Opinion of the Court
It is well settled that a petition for certiorari which contains no adequate or legal assignment of error is absolutely void and should not be sanctioned; but, if such a petition be sanctioned, it should be dismissed upon the hearing. Partee v. Peters, 33 Ga. App. 694 (137 S. E. 660). The instant case was an action for purchase-money, instituted by attachment, and was tried before a jury. A verdict and judgment were rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $1,135. The defendant obtained the writ of certiorari. In the petition for certiorari the only allegations of error were as follows: “Petitioner avers that said court erred in charging the jury as follows: 1st. Because he failed to charge
It is obvious that the petition for certiorari contained no adequate or legal assignment of error, and the court did not err in dismissing the certiorari proceedings. See Partee v. Peters, supra.
This court not being satisfied, however, that the writ of error was prosecuted for the purpose of delay only, the request of the defendant in error that damages be assessed against the plaintiff in error is denied.
Judgment affirmed.
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