Legal Opinion
Powers v. Wren
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 6, 1944No. 14986PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
The first ruling on which error is assigned is the sustaining of a demurrer, seasonably interposed, to so much of the plea and cross-action of Powers as sought judgment on a series of notes held by him. The present action is a trover suit. The gist of such an action is conversion. Southern Express Co. v. Sinclair, 130 Ga. 372 (60 S. E. 849). It is one brought against a wrongdoer and sounds in tort. The cross-action was on contract. The two claims were not of a similar nature. This was a sufficient reason to strike the cross-action. McArthur v. Wilson, 13 Ga. App. 502 (79 S. E.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hecht v. Snook & Austin Furniture Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- New Zealand Fire Insurance v. BrewerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Harden v. LangSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Southern Express Co. v. SinclairSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Peacock v. TerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Calvert Fire Insurance Company v. Environs Development Corporation, Pringle Associated Mortgage Corporation, Calvert Fire Insurance Company v. Environs Development Corporation, Pringle Associated Mortgage Corporation, O'Neal Construction Co., Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Turpin v. North American Acceptance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Verner v. McLartySupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Taylor v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Hill v. BusbiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
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