Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Insurance v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 4, 1969No. 44446PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
The amendment in this case had one of two effects, depending upon whether the originally named party defendant, “State Farm Mutual Insurance Company,” is an existing corporation, authorized to do business in this State, or not, which fact the record does not show, (a) If it is not an existing corporation, the amendment merely corrected a misnomer in the description of the defendant served in the original petition (now complaint); (b) If it is an existing corporation, *347it substituted a new party defendant. We will now examine the results of both hypotheses.
If (a), above, was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- McGowans v. Speed Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Lowe v. Atlanta Coca Cola Bottling Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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