Legal Opinion
Ralls v. E. R. Taylor Auto Company
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 15, 1947No. 15732PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Presiding Justice.
That the expression “and or” is equivocal and is neither positively conjunctive noT positively disjunctive, is settled by the decisions of this court beyond reasonable doubt. In Henderson v. Nolting First Mortgage Corp., 184 Ga. 724, 734 (193 S. E. 347, 114 A. L. R. 1022), it was said: “As an allegation in pleading it is an equivocal connective, being neither positively conjunctive nor positively disjunctive. Standing alone and construed most strongly against the pleader, it might perhaps bé'treated as disjunctive only. . Seemingly, it should in most cases be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Henderson v. Nolting First Mortgage Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Doyal v. RussellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Davison v. Woolworth Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- McDonald v. Kimball Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Brown & Co. v. Massman Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1883
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Metro Management Co. v. ParkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Bank Building & Equipment Corp. of America v. Georgia State BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Brinson v. IngramCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Smith v. R. F. Brodegaard & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Saylor v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
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