Legal Opinion
Ogden Equipment Co. v. Talmadge Farms, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 3, 1974No. 28790PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
The Court of Appeals has certified the question of whether a motion for summary judgment under Code Ann. § 81A-156 or a motion under Code Ann. § 81A-112 (b), which is treated as one for summary judgment, can be granted on matters in abatement.
Submitted April 5, 1974 Decided September 3, 1974. Scheer & Eisner, Robert A. Eisner, for appellant. Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Victor A. Cavanaugh, Lewis N. Jones, for appellees.
"Rule 56 contemplates a judgment on the merits, and cannot be properly utilized to raise matter in abatement.” 6 Moore’s Federal Practice 2437, § 56.15[8]. See…
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