Melins v. Horne
Cases that cite this one
3 later published cases cite this decision.
- Estes v. Estes (Ga. 1941)
- Whitley v. Southern Wholesale Corp. (Ga. Ct. App. 1932)
- Information Buying Co. v. Miller (Ga. 1931)
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Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
delivering the opinion.
Were the appeals good ? If so, the judgments dismissing them, were erroneous.
The appeals were good, if the confessions of judgment were good, and if appeal lies from a confession of judgment— this may be assumed.
The confessions of judgment were good. What has the presence of a jury, to do with a confession of judgment? Nothing. Confession of judgment is a substitute for verdict
And a Court is a Court, notwithstanding, it lack a jury Many judicial acts may be done without a jury. Receiving a confession of judgment is one of them.
We think, then, that the judgments dismissing the appeals, were erroneous.
Judgments reversed.
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