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Segers v. WilliamsSegers v. Williams

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jul 11, 1917
Reporters:
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Before:
Gilbert
Gilbert, J.

1. It was not error to overrule the demurrer to the petition to amend a ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‍judgment so as-to make it conform to the verdict.

2. A judgment may he amended by order of the court so as to make it conform to the verdict upon which it is ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‍predicated, even after the execution is issued. Civil Code (1910), § 5697. The mere lapse of time between the rendition of the judgment and the motion to amend is not sufficient to constitute ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‍a bar. Rucker v. Williams, 129 Ga. 828 (60 S. E. 155); 23 Cyc. 877. The judgment rendered in this case did not conform to the verdict, but enlarged thereon; and. therefore it was not error to amend ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‍the same, as was done by the trial court.

3. The court did not err in refusing to further amend the judgment, the ‘■ judgment as amended being in conformity with the legal ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‍effect and necessary construction of the verdict.

Judgment on each hill of exceptions affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Segers v. Williams
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Jul 11, 1917
Citations: 147 Ga. 146; 93 S.E. 81; 1917 Ga. LEXIS 91
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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