Legal Opinion

Kitchens v. Hall

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 20, 1967No. 42785, 42789PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Judge.

1. Although Rule 13c of the Court of Appeals requires that the enumeration of errors contain a statement of the reasons why this court and not the Supreme Court has jurisdiction, failure to meet the requirement will not result in a dismissal of the case. Code Ann. § 6-809.

2. That part of Code Ann. § 38-1801 reading: “A party may not impeach a witness voluntarily called by him, except where he can show to the court that he has been entrapped by said witness by a previous contradictory statement” appears in the original Code of 1861. Prior thereto it was stated in Burkhalter v.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. BurneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
  2. Luke v. CannonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  3. Bunch v. McLeskeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  4. Burkhalter v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
  5. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Janet L. Harden and James M. Harden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  2. Nave v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Piggly-Wiggly Southern, Inc. v. TuckerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Sparks v. SparksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  5. Jenkins v. RaifordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

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