Legal Opinion

Hunter v. Allan-Grayson Realty Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 12, 1954No. 35016Published

1Opinion of the CourtQuillian, J.

No fraud is shown in the petition because, while it undertakes to allege that the building was not suited for the use intended, it does so only by a vague conclusion which does not reveal why or in what respect the building was not suited for the purposes intended. A petition must allege a cause of action with some degree of certainty in order to withstand a general demurrer. Nance v. Daniel, 183 Ga. 538 (1) (189 S. E. 21).

The petition here utterly fails to set forth a cause of action for the following reasons: While it alleges that the building-rented to the plaintiff by the defendants had…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Nance v. DanielSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  2. Butts v. GrooverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  3. Bridges v. Avery & Sons CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952

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