Legal Opinion

Greene v. Kelly

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 11, 1942No. 14009PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jenkins, Justice.

1. An equitable petition is not subject to dismissal on general demurrer, if it states a cause of action as to any equitable or legal relief prayed. Grant v. Hart, 192 Ga. 152 (14 S. E. 2d, 860), and cit.; Lyles v. Watson, 189 Ga. 768 (7 S. E. 2d, 909).

(а) Where, on a renewed general demurrer, the-judge dismissed the petition as amended, without passing on the propriety of allowing the amendment as setting up a new cause of action, that question, though raised by special demurrer, can not be considered on exceptions taken to the dismissal of the petition on general demurrer.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Grant v. HartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  2. Aycock v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  3. Tingle v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  4. Laslie v. Gragg Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  5. Lyles v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Roughton v. THIELE KAOLIN COMPANYSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
  2. Edwards v. United Food Brokers Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  3. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
  4. Mauldin v. Lexington Roller Mills Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  5. Brown v. Granite Holding Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1965

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