Legal Opinion

Buckhead Doctors' Building, Inc. v. Oxford Finance Companies, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 5, 1967No. 42633PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Felton, Chief Judge.

Even assuming the existence of a binding loan commitment to the plaintiff on the part of the appellee, the amended petition, properly construed, shows that the alleged cancellation of such commitment was not the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s alleged damages.

“When considered on general demurrer ... a petition must be construed most strongly against the pleader; in apply*536ing this rule the petition will be construed in the light of its omissions as well as its averments. Mackler v. Lahman, 196 Ga. 535, 537 (27 SE2d 35); Toler v. Goodin, 200 Ga. 527, 534 (37 SE2d 609). The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hulsey v. Interstate Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  2. Toler v. GoodinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  3. Covil v. Robert & Co. AssociatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  4. MacKler v. LahmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  5. Chalverus v. Wilson Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1956

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kennedy v. Gwinnett Commercial BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Oglethorpe Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1977
  3. Kennedy v. Trust Co. Bank of Gwinnett CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  4. Giordano v. StubbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  5. Giordano v. StubbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971

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