Henderson v. Fulton County Board of Registration & Elections
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
The first defense of the original defendants was a motion to dismiss for failure "to set forth a cause of action” and the first defense of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority was that the complaint failed to set forth a claim upon which relief could be granted. Under the provisions of the Civil Practice Act (Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 622, as amended; Code Ann. § 81A-112 (b)), these motions could properly be a part of the defendants’ responsive pleadings.
The judgments dismissing the complaint are regular on their face and without a transcript of the hearing where such…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Thomason v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Kitchens v. ClaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
3Cited by4 opinions
- Cooper v. Public Finance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Cohen v. William Goldberg & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Henderson v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Henderson v. County Board of Registration & ElectionsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974