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Tillman v. GrooverTillman v. Groover

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Apr 7, 1920
10982; 11006
Reporters:
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Before:
Jenkins
Jenkins, P. J.

1. “ It is not only the right but the duty of a reviewing or ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍appellate court to raise the question of its jurisdiciton in all cases in which there may be any doubt as to the existence of such jurisdiction.” Welborne v. State, 114 Ga. 793, 796 (40 S. E. 857, ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍859).

2. “ A city court which, under the act creating it, is provided with a trial jury composed of- less than twelve jurors is not the kind of city court which, under the ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍constitution, can grant new trials, and from which writs of error could lie to the Supreme Court.” Ash v. Peoples Bank of Oliver, 149 Ga. 713 (101 S. E. 912) ; Ga. L. 1915, p. 117.

3. The ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍constitutional amendment fixing the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals does not intend “to confer jurisdiction in cases which could not be brought by writ of error to the Supreme Court before ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍the creation of the Court of Appeals,” Ash v. Peoples Bank of Oliver, supra.

Writ of error dismissed.

Stephens and Smith, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Tillman v. Groover
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Apr 7, 1920
Citations: 25 Ga. App. 118; 102 S.E. 879; 1920 Ga. App. LEXIS 634; 10982; 11006
Docket Number: 10982; 11006
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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