Legal Opinion

Henderson v. Fulton County Board of Registration & Elections

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 4, 1973No. 27979PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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

  1. Thomason v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Kitchens v. ClaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1968

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cooper v. Public Finance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  2. Cohen v. William Goldberg & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  3. Henderson v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Henderson v. County Board of Registration & ElectionsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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