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Beavers v. CassellsBeavers v. Cassells

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 12, 1938
No. 12322
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Russell
Russell, Chief Justice.

1. “Equity will not intervene to set aside a judgment ‍‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‍of a court of competent jurisdiction, which might have been prevented except for the negligence of the complaining party. Beddingfield v. Old National Bank, 175 Ga. 172 (2) ‍‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‍(165 S. E. 61).” Rawleigh Co. v. Seagraves, 178 Ga. 459 (173 S. E. 167).

2. The allegation that the judgment the plaintiff sought to set aside was obtained by ‍‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‍false testimony was without force, since it was not alleged that the witness giving such false testimony had been found guilty ojf perjury ‍‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‍or false swearing. Foster v. Cotton States Electric Co., 172 Ga. 231 (2) (157 S. E. 636).

3. The court did not err in dismissing the petition on general ‍‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‍demurrer.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur. B. L. Maynard and B. L.‘LeSueur, for plaintiff. . E. L. Forrester, for defendant.

Case Details

Case Name: Beavers v. Cassells
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Apr 12, 1938
Citations: 186 Ga. 98; 196 S.E. 716; 1938 Ga. LEXIS 530; No. 12322
Docket Number: No. 12322
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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