Legal Opinion

McEntire v. Pangle

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 8, 1944No. 14774PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. "It is an elementary rule of construction, as applied to a pleading, that it is to be construed most strongly against the pleader; and that if an inference unfavorable to the right of a party claiming a right under such a pleading may be fairly drawn from the facts stated therein, such inference will prevail in determining the rights of the parties." Krueger v. MacDougald, 148 Ga. 429 (96 S.E. 867).

2. While the petition in the instant case refers to a loan, it alleges no promise on the part of the plaintiff to pay any sum, and when construed most strongly against the pleader, under the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Krueger v. MacDougaldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Abercrombie v. Ledbetter-Johnson Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  2. Ford Motor Company v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
  3. Queen v. CravenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
  4. Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  5. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948

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