Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Stokey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 8, 1927No. 5631PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. “Decrees ordinarily bind only parties and tlieir privies; but a pending suit is a general notice of an equity or claim to all the world, from the time the petition is filed and docketed; and if the same is duly prosecuted and is not collusive, one who purchases pend- , ing the suit is affected by the decree rendered therein.” Civil Code (1910*), § 4533. '
2. “He who intermeddles with property in litigation does it at his peril, and is as conclusively bound by the results of the litigation, whatever they may be, as if he had been a party to it from the outset.” 1 Herman on Estoppel and Res…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- American Surety Co. v. Small Quarries Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Swift v. DederickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Collins v. CowartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
3Cited by4 opinions
- Blakely & Son, Ltd. v. HumphreysCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Land Development Corp. v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Walker v. HoustonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Ingram & Legrand Lumber Co. v. Burgin Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1942