Mitchell v. Allen

Dec 2, 1899
Reporters:
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Before:
Lewis
T Lewis, j.

1. There was no abuse of discretion in denying, at the ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍trial term of an action, a motion by the defendant to open a default, the-recitals of fact set forth in the motion not disclosing ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍any satisfactory reason for failing to answer at the proper time.

2. When, by reason of the defendant’s failure to file an answer, the averments ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍of the plaintiffs’ petition are properly taken as true, and the court thereupon directs a verdict in the latter’s favor, the judgment will not ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍be reversed, when the only exception to this action by the court is that the plaintiffs should have been required to prove’ specified facts ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍which are themselves sufficiently alleged in the petition. See Boaz v. Jackson, 105 Ga. 228.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concurring.