56 Ga. App. 662 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1937
Lead Opinion
Where in a suit in this State on a foreign judgment, to which is attached the certificates of the judges of the court rendering the judgment and of the clerk of that court, to the effect that the two judges signing the judges’ certificate were “the judges” of the court, since it does not appear from the record that there were more than two judges of the court, the record of the foreign State court would not be inadmissible because the certificate did not show that it was signed by the chief judge, the presiding magistrate, or the judge trying the case. Code, § 38-627; 22 C. J. 847, citing Georgia Central Bank v. Veasy, 14 Ark. 671; Butler v. Owen, 7 Ark. 369; Lowe v. Barrow, 12 Cal. 181; Hull v. Webb, 78 Ill. 617; Dismukes v. Musgrove, 2 La. 335 (46 Am. D. 548); Willock v. Wilson, 178 Mass. 68 (59 N. E. 757); Keyes v. Mooney, 13 Ore. 179 (9 Pac. 400). In such circumstances “the judges” is construed to mean “all the judges;” and
Judgment reversed.
Concurrence Opinion
I concur in the judgment of reversal, because it appears from the record here presented that the record of the foreign judgment, admitted in evidence over proper objection, was not certified to as prescribed by the Code, § 38-627, which provides how the records of judicial proceedings of another State shall be proved or admitted in evidence.