Legal Opinion · Dissent

Daniel v. Federal National Mortgage Assn.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 26, 1973No. 28244Published

1DissentIngram, Justice

This court has jurisdiction to decide

this appeal on its merits. The majority opinion rests on the ground, among others, that since the case does not involve more than $300 the appeal should have been addressed to the appellate division of *389the Civil Court of Fulton County. A common sense answer to this sort of reasoning is that money is not involved in the case. What is involved is the right to possession of property. The authorities presented by the majority, in applying the "more than $300 in controversy” rule (see Healey Real Estate &c. Co. v. Wilson, 74 Ga. App. 63) are without basis in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Crovatt v. MasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Cole v. CatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. Jones v. StokesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
  4. Swift v. Van DykeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  5. Dillon v. Continental Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934

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