Legal Opinion
Bowman v. Bowman
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 22, 1949No. 32398PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
“An appeal to the superior court is a de novo investigation. It brings up the whole record from the court below, and . . either party is entitled to be heard on the whole merits of the case.” Code, § 6-501. This is true of appeals in general and of appeals from courts or ordinary. Moody v. Moody, 29 Ga. 519 (1). The superior court may hear and sustain a demurrer which has been previously heard and overruled in the county court. Paxton v. Berrien County, 117 Ga. 891 (2) (45 S. E. 266).
We think that the superior court properly reversed the ruling of the ordinary and correctly held that the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Vanzant, Jones & Co. v. Arnold, Hamilton & JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
- Reynolds v. NorvellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Moody v. MoodySupreme Court of Georgia · 1859
- Simpson v. BrockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Armstrong v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hall v. First National Bank of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Bowman v. BowmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Robertson v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Bank of Waynesboro v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Bowman v. BowmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
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