118 Ga. 506 | Ga. | 1903
The petition filed by the plaintiff in the court below was, in substance, as follows: On or about December 20, 1901, petitioner signed a contract with the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company,' a New York corporation with main offices in Atlanta, Ga., by the terms of which the company
The May term, 1902, of the city court of Atlanta began on May 5, and on that day no plea or demurrer to the petition had been filed. On May 6, 1902, the defendant filed in the clerk’s office a plea and a demurrer, and an agreement was entered into between counsel for both sides, as follows: “ It is agreed that the plea and demurrer in the above-stated case shall be filed as of date May 5th,