Legal Opinion
Consolidated Distributors Inc. v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 16, 1942No. 14069PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Justice.
Even if a petition shows on its face that a suit is barred by the statute of limitations, so that the defendant might take advantage of the statute by demurrer expressly invoking such a defense, a general demurrer on the ground that no cause of action is stated can not be taken as sufficient to raise the defense of a bar by the statute. Sammons v. Nabers, 186 Ga. 161, (3), 162 (197 S. E. 284); Smith v. Central of Ga. Ry. Co., 146 Ga. 59, 60 (90 S. E. 474); Lee v. Holman, 184 Ga. 694 (4), 696 (193 S. E. 68); Smith v. Aldridge, 192 Ga. 376, 380 (15 S. E. 2d, 430); Darnell v.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lash's Products Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Felton v. State Highway BoardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Smith v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Sammons v. NabersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Lee v. HolmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Hoffman v. City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Richards & Associates, Inc. v. StudstillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. v. EcholsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Gordy v. DunwodySupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Undercofler v. Capital Automobile Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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