Legal Opinion
Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n v. Carter
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 18, 1978No. 33247PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
Certiorari was granted to review the decision of the Court of Appeals affirming a jury verdict and judgment for damages against the Sheet Metal Workers International Union following that organization’s default in failing to file an answer to the complaint. See Sheet Metal Workers International Assn. v. Carter, 144 Ga. App. 48 (240 SE2d 569) (1977). In Division 2, the Court of Appeals construed the meaning of certain words in Code Ann. § 3-119 (Ga. L. 1959, pp. 44, 45) and held that the language permitting service of process upon "any officer or official member”…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. HeadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Dowe v. Debus Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Smith v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL ASS'N v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Smith v. United Construction WorkersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re Ben CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Metzler v. RowellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Bosworth v. CooneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- McCabe v. LundellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Jones v. Local 926 of the International Union of Operating EngineersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
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