Legal Opinion

National Life & Accident Insurance v. Lain

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 8, 1935No. 24019, 24020PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bkoxles, O. J.

1. Under the terms of section 1 of the act of 1933 (Ga. L. 1933, p. 290), as to the municipal court of Atlanta, where a jury in that court has rendered a verdict in a case, or a judgment has been announced in a case tried without a jury, any party to the cause may make an oral motion for a new trial, '“where the amount involved, exclusive of interest, attorney’s fees, and costs, is less than three hundred dollars.” The words “attorney’s fees,” as here used, mean “attorney’s fees that are ancillary to the main relief sought in a suit of which the court has jurisdiction, and are…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Haiman & Brother v. Moses & GerrardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1869
  2. Gainesville & Northwestern Railroad v. GallowayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  3. Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. AttawaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  4. Savannah, Florida & Western Railway v. BarberSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  5. Field v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Taylor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  2. American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. McWilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
  3. General Assurance Corp. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  4. Story v. HowellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
  5. Reeves v. TankersleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954

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