Case Name: Johnson v. Holt
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1917-03-15
Citations: 19 Ga. App. 470
Docket Number: 7944
Parties: Johnson v. Holt.
Judges: Wade, G. J., and George, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 19
Pages: 470–470

Head Matter:
7944.
Johnson v. Holt.
Decided March 15, 1917.
Certiorari; from Fayette superior court—Judge Searcy. October 19, 1916.
J. W. Gulpepper, for plaintiff in error.
W. B. Hollingsworth, contra.'

Opinion:
Luke, J.
1. A justice of the peace has the power to amend a judgment rendered by himself, where the amendment is in a mere matter of form; and this may be done at a term of court subsequent to the trial term. N., C. & St. L. Ry. v. Brown, 3 Ga. App. 561 (3), 565 (60 S. E. 319); Elliott v. Wilkes, 16 Ga. App. 466 (85 S. E. 679); Bell v. Bowdoin, 109 Ga. 209 (34 S. E. 339); Rucker v. Williams, 129 Ga. 828 (60 S. E. 155).
2. The amendment to the judgment by the justice of the peace in the instant ease was as to a matter of form, and the court did not err in overruling the certiorari.
Judgment affirmed.
Wade, G. J., and George, J., concur.