Case Name: Smith et al. v. Dickens
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1930-10-07
Citations: 42 Ga. App. 168
Docket Number: 20608
Parties: Smith et al. v. Dickens.
Judges: Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 168–168

Head Matter:
20608.
Smith et al. v. Dickens.
Decided October 7, 1930.
Orrin Roberts, for plaintiffs in error.
Dorsey Davis, Wolver M. Smith, contra.

Opinion:
Bloodworth, J.
Where, on the trial of a claim case, the claimants admit the possession by the defendants in fi. fa. of the property levied on, and assume the burden of showing that the title thereto is in them, they are entitled to the opening and conclusion of the argument. Powell v. Westmoreland, 60 Ga. 572; Melton v. Albany Fertilizer Co., 113 Ga. 603 (38 8. E. 958) ; Peoples National Bank v. Harper, 114 Ga. 603 (40 S. E. 717) ; Douglas v. Moore, 12 Ga. App. 755 (78 S. E. 429). This right is a material one, and the claimants, having been deprived of it, are entitled to a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., concur.