Legal Opinion
Register v. Stone's Independent Oil Distributors, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1971No. 26088PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Presiding Justice.
This court granted certiorari to review the ruling of the Court of Appeals in Register v. Stone’s Independent Oil Distributors, 122 Ga. App. 335 (177 SE2d 92), which is summarized in the first headnote, as follows: "The impleading of a third-party defendant under CPA § 14 (a) (Code Ann. § 81A-114 (a)) is not an independent 'suit’ or 'case’ so that it must satisfy within itself the venue requirements of our Constitution (Art. VI, Sec. XTV; Code Ann. § 2-4901 et seq.), but is an ancillary proceeding with its venue resting upon that of the main action. Hence there is no…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Mashburn & Co. v. Dannenberg Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- FH Ross & Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Dent v. DentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Southern Railway Co. v. Acme Fast Freight Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Fourth National Bank v. MootySupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Gilson v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Fierer v. AsheCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Shell v. WattsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- McMichael v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Shell v. WattsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
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