Legal Opinion
Avery v. Southern Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 17, 1931No. 21234PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The court properly sustained the general demurrer and dismissed the petition. The plaintiff has no cause of action under section 4424 of the Civil Code of 1910, as amended by the act of August 18, 1924 (Ga. L. 1924, p. 60). Whether the provisions of the statute would be applicable to a child who has been actually adopted in the manner and form prescribed by law (see, in this connection, Civil Code of 1910, § 3016; 11 C. J. 752), the language thereof can not be so liberally or loosely interpreted as to include a person who has not at least been legally…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. FlintSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Byrd v. EnglishSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Stoddard v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Frazier v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Weems v. SaulCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Limbaugh v. WoodallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Smith v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1948
- Willis v. Georgia Northern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Morse v. Piedmont Hotel Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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