Williamson v. Williamson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Williamson v. Williamson

115 S.E. 805, 154 Ga. 788, 1922 Ga. LEXIS 466

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia

DecidedDecember 15, 1922

DocketNo. 3337

StatusPublished

Cited by9 cases

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Williamson v. Williamson, 115 S.E. 805, 154 Ga. 788, 1922 Ga. LEXIS 466 (Ga. 1922).

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Gilbert, J.

Where the only ground upon which an attachment was issued is abandoned, no judgment can be rendered against the sureties on the replevy bond. There being no ground for the attachment, the bond given to dissolve such attachment is void. The giving of such bond is not an appearance in the attachment case, so as to make valid a judgment entered up on the bond against the sureties. The judgment is wholly void, and a surety may make and file an affidavit of illegality in resistance to a levy upon his property under an execution founded on the judgment. Illegality is the proper defensive remedy; and therefore the court did not err in refusing to grant an injunction. Civil Code (1910), § 5311; Hart v. Lazaron, 46 Ga. 396; Maund v. Keating, 55 Ga. 396; Planters Bank v. Berry, 91 Ga. 264 (18 S. E. 137); Park v. Callaway, 128 Ga. 119 (4) (57 S. E. 229); Harrell v. Davis Wagon Co., 140 Ga. 127 (78 S. E. 713). On the question of whether the judgment against the security was void, see Neal v. Gordon, 60 Ga. 112, and the admirable opinion of Powell, J., in C., N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. Pless & Slade, 3 Ga. App. 400, at p. 403 (60 S. E. 8). The power of the court to render judgment against the defendant in attachment is not questioned. Civil Code (1910), § 5121; Thompson v. Wright, 22 Ga. 607; Walter v. Kierstead, 74 Ga. 18; King v. Randall, 95 Ga. 449 (22 S. E. 683); Woodbridge v. Drought, 118 Ga. 671 (45

S. E. 266). Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

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Gilbert, J.

Where the only ground upon which an attachment was issued is abandoned, no judgment can be rendered against the sureties on the replevy bond. There being no ground for the attachment, the bond given to dissolve such attachment is void. The giving of such bond is not an appearance in the attachment case, so as to make valid a judgment entered up on the bond against the sureties. The judgment is wholly void, and a surety may make and file an affidavit of illegality in resistance to a levy upon his property under an execution founded on the judgment. Illegality is the proper defensive remedy; and therefore the court did not err in refusing to grant an injunction. Civil Code (1910), § 5311; Hart v. Lazaron, 46 Ga. 396; Maund v. Keating, 55 Ga. 396; Planters Bank v. Berry, 91 Ga. 264 (18 S. E. 137); Park v. Callaway, 128 Ga. 119 (4) (57 S. E. 229); Harrell v. Davis Wagon Co., 140 Ga. 127 (78 S. E. 713). On the question of whether the judgment against the security was void, see Neal v. Gordon, 60 Ga. 112, and the admirable opinion of Powell, J., in C., N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. Pless & Slade, 3 Ga. App. 400, at p. 403 (60 S. E. 8). The power of the court to render judgment against the defendant in attachment is not questioned. Civil Code (1910), § 5121; Thompson v. Wright, 22 Ga. 607; Walter v. Kierstead, 74 Ga. 18; King v. Randall, 95 Ga. 449 (22 S. E. 683); Woodbridge v. Drought, 118 Ga. 671 (45

S. E. 266). Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

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115 S.E. 805, 154 Ga. 788, 1922 Ga. LEXIS 466, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/williamson-v-williamson-ga-1922.

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S. E. 266). Judgment affirmed.

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