Legal Opinion
Wright v. Lester
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 28, 1962No. 21567PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Presiding Justice.
In the present case the Court o-f Appeals held that the petition stated a cause of action for alienation of affections and the loss of consortium, and that it was not error to overrule the general demurrers of the defendant. See Lester v. Wright, 105 Ga. App. 107 (123 SE2d 672). This court granted certiorari primarily by reason of the construction given Art. XII, Sec. I, Par. V of the Constitution of 1945 (Code Ann. § 2-8005) by the Court of Appeals.
In the opinion of the Court of Appeals it was stated in part: “. . . counsel contends that alienation of affections was…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Pavesich v. New England Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Flint River Steamboat Co. v. FosterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Kemp v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- City Council of Augusta v. MarksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Bond v. Central BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1847
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Wright v. LesterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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