Legal Opinion
Granade v. Augusta Fire Department Credit Union
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 18, 1968No. 43698PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
The trial judge in directing a verdict for the plaintiff followed Smith v. Gormley, 47 Ga. App. 823, 825 (171 SE 735), because he considered it a binding precedent, though he questioned the fairness of its application in this case. Smith v. Gormley, supra, is a two judge decision which is not binding upon this court. Furthermore, it involved strict construction of pleadings to show facts that are not all the same as the evidence in the present case. Even if we consider the money to be a joint deposit of the defendant and his son, to follow the Smith case in holding this created a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sams v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Bank of Oglethorpe v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Sams v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Smith v. GormleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
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