72 Ga. 230 | Ga. | 1884
1. A motion was made to dismiss the writs of error in these cases, upon the ground that they were consolidated by consent of the parties in the court below.
These are two separate and distinct actions by separate and distinct parties, and could only be consolidated to the extent of having them tried together, and then only upon consent of the parties. The judgment having been averse to the plaintiffs, the plan adopted by them of bringing their cases before this court by two distinct writs of error was correct, and such was, in effect* the ruling of this court in 67 Ga., 339. So we think that the defendant in error can take nothing by his motion.
2. The plaintiffs in error obtained judgments against Rushing, Keller & Co., and sued out process of garnishment against Meador, who answered the same, denying indebtedness, or that he had in his hands any property,
Whenever me plaintiff makes out such a case as -would entitled him to recover without more, then it is incumbent on the defendant, in order to defeat the plaintiff, to remove by proofs all inferences that may be drawn from plaintiff’s proofs of his liability upon failure to do this. The plaintiff will be entitled to have judgment in his favor. The decision of the court below being contrary to these views, the judgment is reversed in both cases,
Judgment reversed.