Legal Opinion
Copeland v. Carter
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 29, 1981No. 36978, 36979PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Chief Justice.
On June 26,1979, Martha Thomas Carter, 79 years old, filed a complaint in the Wayne Superior Court against Richard Copeland in which she alleged that Copeland had recorded a deed conveying certain lands from herself to Copeland, and that Copeland had conspired with an unknown imposter to forge her signature to said deed. Carter prayed that the deed be set aside and that attorney’s fees and punitive damages be awarded.
Copeland did not file an answer. Instead, on November 30,1979, Copeland filed a motion to open the default which the trial court subsequently granted on the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Houston v. Lowes of Savannah, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Axelroad v. PrestonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Houston v. Lowes of Savannah, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Lanier v. FosterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Foster Company v. LivingstonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Whitley v. Bank South, N. A.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- McCracken v. City of College ParkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
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