Case Name: Pittman et al. v. Dorsey, Governor
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1920-03
Citations: 25 Ga. App. 596
Docket Number: 11135
Parties: Pittman et al. v. Dorsey, Governor.
Judges: Jenkins, P. J., and Smith, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 25
Pages: 596–596

Head Matter:
11135.
Pittman et al. v. Dorsey, Governor.
Forfeiture of recognizance; from Fannin superior court—'Judge Morris. October 22, 1919.
Clay & Giles, for plaintiffs in error.
John T. Dorsey, solicitor-general, William Butt, contra.

Opinion:
Stephens, J.
1. Motions for continuance being addressed to the sound discretion of the trial judge, and the evidence in this case adduced upon the hearing of a motion for continuance being conflicting, the trial judge did not err in refusing to continue the case.
2. Where a scire facias issues against a principal and a surety upon a forfeited recognizance, the mere tender of additional bail, unaccepted and unapproved, is no defense against a final judgment. See, in this connection, Penal Code (1910), § 960; Griffin v. Moore, 2 Ga. 331; Williams v. Jenkins, 53 Ga. 166.
3. The trial judge, without the intervention of a jury, properly entered judgment absolute against the principal and the surety.
Judgment affirmed.
Jenkins, P. J., and Smith, J., concur.