Legal Opinion
Holland v. Sanfax Corporation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 9, 1962No. 39342, 39343, 39344PublishedCited by 389 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
The Summary Judgment Act of 1959 is substantially identical with Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. Rule 56. Therefore, it is appropriate that we resort to “Federal cases” as to its construction. Moore v. Atlanta Transit System, 105 Ga. App. 70, 72 (123 SE2d 693). See Echols v. Thompson, 211 Ga. 299 (85 SE2d 423), Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict Law of 1953 and 28 U.S.C.A. Rule 50; Hobbs v. New England Ins. Co., 212 Ga. 513 (93 SE2d 653), Request For Admissions Law of 1953 and 28 U.S.C.A. Rule 36; and Reynolds v. Reynolds, 217 Ga. 234 (123…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Cook v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
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- General Gas Corporation v. CarnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
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3Cited by389 opinions
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- Summer-Minter & Associates, Inc. v. GiordanoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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- Harper v. DeFreitasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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