Legal Opinion

Rivers v. Atlanta Southern Dental College

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 8, 1939No. 12571PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

His Excellency, E. D. Rivers, as Governor, acting on behalf of the State of Georgia and on relation of the Fifth District Dental Society, instituted an action seeking to enjoin the Atlanta Southern Dental College, a corporation operating a clinic in connection with its college, from practicing dentistry. The jury found in favor of the defendant. The exception is to an order overruling the plaintiff’s motion for new trial, which contained the general grounds and two special grounds.

The ruling announced in the first headnote does not require elaboration.

It was sought…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Boykin v. Atlanta Southern Dental CollegeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Head v. LeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  2. McMurray v. BatemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  3. Sewell v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  4. Hortman v. Georgia Board of Dental ExaminersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
  5. West v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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