Legal Opinion
Bush v. Addison
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 24, 1930No. 19789PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. While the law does not require that a suitor in a justice’s court shall set forth his cause of action with the same strictness and formality that may be necessary in a court of record, yet where the plaintiff in a justice’s court attaches to the summons a petition in which he undertakes to set forth his entire ground of complaint, and the statement therein fails to show a cause of action, it is not error for the magistrate to sustain a general demurrer and dismiss the petition. Atlanta & West Point R. Co. v. Georgia Ry. & El. Co., 125 Ga. 798 (54 S. E. 753); Atlanta, Knoxville &c. Ry. Co.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sizer & Co. v. Melton & SonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Truitt v. Rust & Shelburne Sales Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
- Horne & Ponder v. O. B. & E. J. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Atlanta & West Point Railroad Co. v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Orr & Hunter v. Farmers' Alliance Warehouse & Commission Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1895
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hall v. BrowningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Beverly v. Observer Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- The DARLINGTON CORP. v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Southern Railway Co. v. BlackCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Carter v. Greenville Service Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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