Legal Opinion
Lankford v. Milhollin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1944No. 14731PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1. Under the practice in this State, there is no requirement for service of a cross-action or answer praying for affirmative relief which is germane to the original petition.
2. Under the soldiers and sailors' civil relief act, a person in military service is entitled as a matter of law to a stay of any proceeding by or against him in a case to which the statute is applicable, upon his bare application showing that he is in the military service, unless it is made to appear by further relevant evidence that his ability to prosecute or defend the proceeding is not materially impaired by reason…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Boone v. LightnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Lowe v. BurkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Gates v. GatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Johnson v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
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3Cited by11 opinions
- McCoy v. McSorleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Koons v. NelsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1945
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Derby v. KimSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Boothe v. HENRIETTA EGLESTON HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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