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Henson v. Merritt

Supreme Court of Georgia
Nov 13, 1941
193 Ga. 108 (Ga. 1941)

Opinion

13835.

NOVEMBER 13, 1941.

Equitable petition. Before Judge Thomas. Colquitt superior court. May 3, 1941.

P. Q. Bryan, for plaintiffs in error. Hoyt H. Whelchel, contra.


This is an equity case, wherein the judge submitted special questions to the jury, as provided for in the Code, § 37-1104. The jury returned a verdict thereon, and the defendant filed a motion for new trial. Thereafter the plaintiff offered an amendment to his petition, which was allowed, and a decree was entered in his favor. The defendant brought the case to this court, assigning error simply on the overruling of his motion for new trial, and on the overruling of his defendant brought the case to this court, assigning error simply on the final decree, the writ of error must be dismissed. McGowan v. Lufburrow, 81 Ga. 358 ( 7 S.E. 314); Lingo v. Rich, 169 Ga. 628 ( 151 S.E. 387).

Writ of error dismissed. All the Justices concur.

No. 13835. NOVEMBER 13, 1941.


Summaries of

Henson v. Merritt

Supreme Court of Georgia
Nov 13, 1941
193 Ga. 108 (Ga. 1941)
Case details for

Henson v. Merritt

Case Details

Full title:HENSON, executor, et al. v. MERRITT

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Nov 13, 1941

Citations

193 Ga. 108 (Ga. 1941)
17 S.E.2d 545

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