Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society v. Etheridge

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

We would think that after countless decisions of this court, such as Murphy v. Lawrence, 2 Ga. 257; Florida State Hospital v. Durham Iron Co., 194 Ga. 350, 355 (21 SE2d 216); Ewing v. Paulk, 208 Ga. 722 (69 SE2d 268), White County v. Wooten, 219 Ga. 236 (132 SE2d 653); and Ford Motor Co. v. Williams, 219 Ga. 505 (134 SE2d 32) have established the law that facts essential to a cause of action must be alleged as well as proven, there would now be no serious doubt on that matter. The fundamental reason for this law is to prevent “shooting a defendant in the dark.” Thus…