Legal Opinion · Dissent

Cochran v. McCollum

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 25, 1974No. 29062Published

1DissentNichols, Presiding Justice

Section 9 (b) of the Civil Practice Act (Code Ann. § 81A-109 (b)) provides: "In all averments of fraud, or mistake, the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake shall be stated with particularity. Malice, intent, knowledge, and other condition of mind of a person may be averred generally.” Subsection (c) of this section then provides: "In pleading the performance or occurrence of conditions precedent, it is sufficient to aver generally that all conditions precedent have been performed or have occurred. A denial of performance or occurrence shall be made specifically and with particularity.”

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Harper v. DeFreitasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  2. Martin v. Approved Bancredit Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1968
  3. Continental Investment Corp. v. CherryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  4. Diversified Holding Corp. v. Clayton McLendon, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  5. Sellers v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951

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