Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Fry

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 10, 1942No. 14306PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jenkins, Justice.

As many times held by this court, its constitutional jurisdiction of cases “respecting title to land’’ (Code, § 2-3005) imports only cases that directly involve the title, and does not cover those that only incidentally involve such a question. Colley v. Atlanta & West Point R. Co., 156 Ga. 43, 44 (118 S. E. 712), and cit.; Grobli v. Foreman, 171 Ga. 712 (2) (156 S. E. 622) ; Farkas v. Stephens, 181 Ga. 669 (183 S. E. 796); Alabama Great Southern R. Co. v Cross, 28 Ga. App. 629 (112 S. E. 654). The present action was one at law for damages, and did not seek to determine any…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Colley v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  2. Grobli v. ForemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  3. Farkas v. StephensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  4. Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. CrossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Taylor v. MurraySupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  2. Whaley v. EllisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  3. Tingle v. Atlanta Federal Savings & Loan AssnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
  4. Johnson v. Woodward Lumber CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  5. Miller v. RaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1951

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