Legal Opinion
Foy v. McCrary
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1924No. 3729PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. An oral announcement by the judge of the superior court, sustaining a demurrer to a plea, does not become a judgment of the court until reduced to writing and signed by the judge. Lytle v. DeVaughn, 81 Ga. 226 (7 S. E, 281); Freeman v. Brown, 115 Ga. 23 (41 S. E. 385); Cureton v. Cureton, 120 Ga. 559, 566 (48 S. E. 162); Alexander v. Chipstead, 152 Ga. 851, 861 (111 S. E. 552); Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad Co. v. Leslie, 148 Ga. 524 (97 S. E. 438); Swilley v. Hooker, 126 Ga. 353 (2) (55 S. E. 31). The refusal of the judge at a succeeding term to enter a written judgment nunc pro tunc,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Freeman v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Alexander v. ChipsteadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Walden v. WaldenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Garrick v. TidwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Lytle v. DeVaughnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
- Blakely Hardwood Lumber Co. v. Reynolds Bros. Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Conley v. PopeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Construction & General Laborers Union, Local No. 246 v. Williams Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Hutcheson v. HutchesonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
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