General Motors Acceptance Corporation v. Jackson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
“Averments in a pleading to which no responsive pleading is required or permitted shall be taken as denied or avoided.” Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 619, as amended (Code Ann. § 81A-108 (d)). No responsive pleading is required to an answer. Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 618, as amended {Code Ann. § 81A-107 (a)). “Judgment on the pleadings may be granted only if, on the facts as so admitted, the moving party is clearly entitled to judgment. Hence, a defendant may not obtain a judgment on the pleadings on the basis of the allegations in his answer where no reply is required, since under…
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