Legal Opinion
Ginn v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 20, 1969No. 25087PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
We have here two matters that should be settled to wit: (1) When does the law allow a summary judgment, and (2) can mere opinion evidence ever warrant a summary judgment? The statute (Code Ann. § 81A-156 (c); Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 660; 1967, pp. 226, 238) states it is intended that summary judgment issue only when there is no issue of fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. This has been its construction. See Crutcher v. Crawford Land Co., 220 Ga. 298 (138 SE2d 580); Scales v. Peevy, 103 Ga. App. 42 (118 SE2d 193); General Gas Corp. v.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Scales v. PeevyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Crutcher v. Crawford Land Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Choice v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
- Baker v. Richmond City Mill WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- General Gas Corporation v. CarnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
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3Cited by140 opinions
- Wakefield v. AR Winter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Howard v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Harrison v. TuggleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Dickson v. DicksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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