Legal Opinion
McClure Ten Cent Co. v. Humphries
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 10, 1923No. 13444; 13445PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. It is the general rule that the allegations of a petition will, when attacked by appropriate demurrer, be construed most strongly against the pleader. So, where general allegations setting up agency are followed by specific detailed averments, the former ordinarily will yield to the latter. Baggett v. Edwards, 126 Ga. 463 (55 S. E. 250); Palmer Brick Co. v. Chenall, 119 Ga. 837, 844 (47 S. E. 329); Lewis v. *525Amorous, 3 Ga. App. 50, 53 (59 S. E. 338); Lawrence v. Ga. Ry. & El. Co., 9 Ga. App. 309 (71 S. E. 593); Brown v. Mass. Mills, 7 Ga. App. 642 (67 S. E. 832). Thus, in a petition for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hudgins v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Moone v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Lewis v. AmorousCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Palmer Brick Co. v. ChenallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Baggett v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Conney v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Daniel v. Excelsior Auto Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Plumer v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Henderson v. BairdCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Brown v. Union Bus CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
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