Mullins v. Autry
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) "Whenever a person shall be possessed of property or funds, or owe a debt or duty, to which more than one person shall lay claim of such a character as to render it doubtful or dangerous for the holder to act, he may apply to equity to compel the claimants to interplead.” Code, §. 37-1503. “If the holder knows all the'facts, and the questions of law, under repeated decisions of the courts, are not intricate or debatable, such a petition will not lie (Lassiter v. Bank of Dawson, 191 Ga. 208, 11 S. E. 2d, 910); but it is not incumbent upon…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cannon v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Sims v. BoltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Knight v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Lassiter v. Bank of DawsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Franklin v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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3Cited by3 opinions
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