Legal Opinion
Mathews v. Greiner
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 8, 1974No. 48493PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, Judge.
"Abracadabra Alakazam” are words wonder workers in necromancy use. Likewise, legal lexicons lure lawyers and judges to seek magic phrases to serve as simplistic solutions. Thus, we find our answers to the three questions presented by this appeal in such judicial incantations as "Lex Loci Contractus,” "Alternative Pleading,” and "Stare Decisis.”
The trio of questions are: (1) Can a nonresident real estate broker sue in Georgia for breach of a contract made in the state where he is licensed when the contract provides for sale of land in Georgia? (2) Does the Civil Practice Act…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Harper v. DeFreitasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Luke v. DuPreeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Trustees of Jesse Parker Williams Hospital v. NisbetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Ghitter v. EdgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Mitchell v. DickeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
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3Cited by22 opinions
- General Telephone Co. of Southeast v. TrimmSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- UIV CORP. v. OswaldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Terry v. MaysCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Turner v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Boardman Petroleum, Inc. v. Federated Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1995
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