Legal Opinion

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF DeKALB COUNTY v. Pyrtle

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 17, 1983No. 65901PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

This case involves a dispossessory proceeding brought by the Housing Authority of DeKalb County, Georgia, as landlord, against one of its tenants. The tenant, as defendant, admitted she was a resident as tenant at the premises but otherwise denied the remainder of the allegations contained in the plaintiffs affidavit, as well as attacking the jurisdiction by reason of improper service.

The case proceeded to trial before the court without the intervention of a jury. The trial court in its dismissal order stated that the “defendant moved for a dismissal of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Coker v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  3. Hill v. RiversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  4. Argonaut Insurance v. ClineCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Housing Authority v. SaylorsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Associated Estates Corp. v. BartellOhio Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Nealy v. Southlawn Palms Apartments, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  3. Martinez v. Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority v. YoungerOhio Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Hill v. Paradise Apartments, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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