Case Name: Strickland v. Strickland
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1919-09-20
Citations: 24 Ga. App. 200
Docket Number: 10157
Parties: Strickland v. Strickland.
Judges: Broyles, P. J., Bloodioorth and Stephens, Jj., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 200–200

Head Matter:
10157.
Strickland v. Strickland.
Decided September 20, 1919.
Levy and claim; from Gordon superior court—Judge Tarver. August 27, 1918.
Stair & Paschall, Maddox, McCamy & Shumate, for plaintiff in error.
Marie Bolding, P. A. Cantrell, contra.

Opinion:
Peb Curiam.
Where a constable is specially deputized by the sheriff and sworn in for the purpose of serving a particular writ, he becomes a de facto deputy sheriff, and service by him is legal. Twiggs v. Hardwick, 61 Ga. 273; Hinton v. Lindsay, 20 Ga. 746; Blount v. Wells, 55 Ga. 282. See also Hartshorn v. Bank, 15 Ga. App. 173 (82 S. E. 805), where it is held that when a constable, although irregularly appointed or qualified as a deputy sheriff, assumes to act as a lawful deputy sheriff, his acts are those of a de facto officer, and therefore legal.
The court did not err in refusing to dismiss the levy:
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, P. J., Bloodioorth and Stephens, Jj., concur.