Legal Opinion
Dobson v. Truscon Steel Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 2, 1944No. 30356PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The pendency of a former action upon which no legal judgment could be rendered against a party cannot be pleaded in abatement of another action against him.
DECIDED FEBRUARY 2, 1944.
The Truscon Steel Company, as transferee, sued Ben H. Dobson on an open account. Dobson filed a plea in abatement alleging that the plaintiff had a suit against him in the superior court of Gordon County based on the same cause of action. A copy of the Gordon County suit was attached to the plea in abatement. The Gordon County suit was originally against the trustees of Sugar Valley Consolidated School District. It…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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