Watson v. Pearre

Feb 28, 1900
Reporters:
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Before:
Simmons
Simmons, C. J.

Jurisdiction of the subject-matter of a suit ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍can not be waived. Under the decision in Blocker v. Boswell, 109 G-a. 230, a justice’s court has no jurisdiction of suits ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍in trover. It was, therefore, proper to grant a motion to dismiss such a suit when appealed ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍to the superior court from a justice’s court, although both parties consented to the appeal. The superior ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍court had no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal, nor this court any to entertain the writ ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‍of error. Smith v. Ferrario, 105 Ga. 51, 54.

Writ of error dismissed.

All the Justices concurring.