Murrow v. Walden

120 S.E. 545, 31 Ga. App. 163, 1923 Ga. App. LEXIS 807

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: November 15, 1923
• Docket: 14438
• Status: Published

Opinion

Bloodworth, J.

1. The motion to dismiss the bill of exceptions is denied.

2. Under the facts of this case the judge did not err either in striking the plea or in thereafter rendering a judgment in favor of the plaintiff.

3. Not being fully convinced that the bill of exceptions in this case was brought to this court for delay only, the request of the defendant in error that ten per cent, damages be assessed against plaintiff in error ' is denied.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., concur. W. B. Bennel, J. B. Murrow, for plaintiff in error, cited:

21 Ga. App. 717; 20 Ga. App. 740.

John Henry Poole, contra, cited:

108 Ga. 12-14; 112 Ga. 662; 14 Ga. App. 172 (2); 71 Ga. 470; 134 Ga. 674 (2 a), and cit.; 119 Ga. 837 (7); Civil Code (1910), §§ 4135, 4140; 77 Ga. 701 (3); 101 Ga. 39(1). As to damages for bringing the case to this court: 23 Ga. App. 273 (2); 20 Ga. App. 205; Id. 97 (5); 21 Ga. App. 100; 24 Ga. App. 244 (2), 248; 25 Ga. App. 721 (3); 27 Ga. App. 365; 2 Ga. App. 62; 6 Ga. App. 189; 7 Ga. App. 142; 8 Ga. App. 34; 18 Ga. App. 649; 19 Ga. App. 809, 811; 91 Ga. 192; 109 Ga. 172 (5).