Atkinson v. Cawley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for scire facias. Before Judge Smith. Montgomery .superior court. April term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
This is the second time this controversy has been before this court. In Calhoun v. Cawley, 104 Ga. 335, it was held, following the ruling in Parker v. Hughes, 25 Ga. 374, that “A .grant from the State can not be set aside in any proceeding to which the State is not a party.” And it was ruled that the petition of Calhoun, praying that scire facias might issue for the purpose of setting aside a grant issued to Cawley, was properly dismissed on demurrer upon the ground that the State was not a party to the proceeding. Subsequently to the rendition of this decision, .application was made to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mitchell v. Georgia & Alabama RailwaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Calhoun v. CawleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Martin v. Lamb & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Governor ex rel. Moore v. HicksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Wortsman v. WadeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Mell v. McNultySupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Hart v. Atlanta Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Anderson v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Roper v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934