Supreme Court of Georgia, 1897

Veal v. Johnson & George

Veal v. Johnson & George
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided March 5, 1897 · Simmons
102 Ga. 548; 26 S.E. 769; 1897 Ga. LEXIS 542

Veal v. Johnson & George

Opinion of the Court

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 of the matters of fact alleged against the legality of the judgment; and the motion, with the answer, was by consent of the parties set down to be heard and determined in vacation, and at the hearing the movant made a motion to continue in order to traverse the answer of the respondent, and upon the motion to continue-being overruled, refused to further prosecute the original motion, the court, committed no error either in refusing the motion to continue (no traverse-of the answer being allowable), or thereafter, on consideration of the motion and the sworn answer, in denying the original motion to set aside the-judgment complained of. Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concurring.

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