Legal Opinion

Pritchett v. Ellis

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 10, 1947No. 15960PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Head, Justice.

On a former appearance of this case (Pritchett v. Ellis, 201 Ga. 809, 41 S. E. 2d, 402), it was held that the petition, which did not make either the ordinary or the State Board of Health a party, did not • set forth a cause of action for the cancellation of a marriage record. Thereafter the ordinary was duly made a party by amendment and order of the court, without objection. The subsequent trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff and a judgment decreeing that the ordinary cancel the record of the marriage license and marriage certificate. In her bill of exceptions the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Teasley v. CordellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. Pritchett v. EllisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  3. Kirkpatrick v. FawSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  4. Howard v. Columbus Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1935

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Clay v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
  2. Edwards v. DowdyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
  3. In re GreenPennsylvania Orphans' Court, Allegheny County · 1955

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