Case Name: Jackson v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1919-12-12
Citations: 24 Ga. App. 594
Docket Number: 10974
Parties: Jackson v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, O. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 594–594

Head Matter:
10974.
Jackson v. The State.
Decided December 12, 1919.
Motion for new trial; from city court of Wrightsville—Judge Blount. September 11, 1919.
B. H. Moye, for plaintiff in error.
C. S. Claxton, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
Where there was neither service nor written waiver of service upon the opposite party of the rule nisi issued -in connection with a motion for a new trial, and where, at the first opportunity and before either expressly or impliedly consenting to the completion of the motion or its judicial consideration upon its merits, the respondent moved to dismiss the proceeding, for want of such service, the court did not err in dismissing it. Penal Code (1910), § 1092; Civil Code (191Ó), § 6080; Smedley v. Williams, 112 Ga. 114 (37 S. E. 111); Summerford v. Kinard, 8 Ga. App. 253, (68 S. E. 955); McMullen v. Citizens Bank, 123 Ga. 400 (51 S. E. 342); Tyler v. Arnett, 13 Ga. App. 595 (79 S. E. 482).
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, O. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.