Legal Opinion
Dillard v. Brannan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 7, 1961No. 21315PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Justice.
“The [summary] judgment sought shall be rendered forthwith if . . . there is no genuine issue as to any material fact . . (Italics ours.) Ga. L. 1959, p. 234 (Code Ann. § 110-1203).
The portion of the Summary Judgment Act quoted above requires a genuine issue as to a material fact in order to preclude summary judgment, and while the plaintiff in error contends that the alleged failure on the part of the defendant in error to comply with the oral agreement set out in his answer would be such a material fact in that, if proved^ it would render the 1952 deed invalid, the law does…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Terry v. RodahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Brand v. PowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Fletcher v. FletcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Parker v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
- Brooks v. PittsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Holland v. Sanfax CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- United States v. Roy W. Williams and Carl v. IveyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Moore v. Atlanta Transit System, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- MAXEY-BOSSHARDT LUMBER CO. INC. v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Sanders v. Alpha Gamma Alumni Chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi FraternityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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