Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Broyles

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 28, 1959No. 37497PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Judge.

This is a suit for money had and received. A well pleaded suit of that nature must show that the plaintiff is entitled to- money or its equivalent wrongfully obtained or retained by the defendant. Carmichael Tile Co. v. Bayley & Co., 42 Ga. App. 408 (156 S. E. 319); Cutright v. Nat. Union Fire Ins. Co., 65 Ga. App. 173, 177 (15 S. E. 2d 540); Dobbs v. Perlman, 59 Ga. App. 770,(2 S. E. 2d 109). The absence of either requirement is fatal to- the cause.

The petition in this case definitely identified the case o-f H. G. Walton, suing for the use of Jack Broyles, v. Kirkwood Court *77Ap…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dobbs v. PerlmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  2. Broyles v. Kirkwood Court Apartments, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  3. Cutright v. National Union Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  4. Carmichael Tile Co. v. Bayley & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1930

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Broyles v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  2. Broyles v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962

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