Legal Opinion
Carmichael v. Carmichael
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 9, 1936No. 25254PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. At common law a husband and wife, in legal fiction, are one person; the common law is of force in Georgia, except where changed by a statute of the State; under the common law neither could maintain against the other a civil action based on a tort; and that holding of the common law has not been abrogated by any statute of this State. Heyman v. Heyman, 19 Ga. App. 634 (92 S. E. 25); Central Ry. Co. v. Cheney, 20 Ga. App. 393 (93 S. E. 42) ; Code, § 53-501; 65 C. J. 73, § 119; Eddleman v. Eddleman, 53 Ga. App. 368 (186 S. E. 368) ; Thompson v. Thompson, 218 U. S. 611 (31 Sup. Ct. 111, 54 L.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Henneger v. LomasIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
- Heyman v. HeymanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. CheneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- State v. . KinyonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Koplik v. C. P. Trucking Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Wright v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Robeson v. International Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Furey v. FureySupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
- Hubbard v. RuffCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
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