Case Name: Hall v. Holman et al.
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1915-02-03
Citations: 15 Ga. App. 659
Docket Number: 5610
Parties: Hall v. Holman et al.
Judges: Broyles, J., not presiding.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 659–659

Head Matter:
5610.
Hall v. Holman et al.
Decided February 3, 1915.
Motion to vacate judgment; from city court of Blakely—Judge Sheffield. February 26, 1914.
Rambo & Wright, for plaintiff in error.
B. R. Collins, contra.

Opinion:
Russell, 0. J.
1. Whether a judgment by default will be set aside or not is a question addressed to the sound discretion of the court by which it was rendered, and this court will not, as a general rule, interfere, unless such discretion has been grossly abused. Lambert v. Smith, 57 Ga. 25; Butler v. Strickland-Tillman Hardware Co., ante, 193.
2. That the defendant failed to file a plea at the appearance term "on account of a misunderstanding between client and counsel is unfortunate, but the fact presents no legal reason why the plaintiff, who acted but in the exercise of his right, should have the legal results of his suit set aside and again enter the field of litigation." Moore v. Kelly, 109 Ga. 798-802 (35 S. E. 168).
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, J., not presiding.