Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Dowling
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) As the principles of law involved in this case are, in the main, applicable alike to the issues raised by the demurrer and by the motion for a new trial, we will discuss these principles generally, giving due consideration to all the issues raised.
It is the office of a demurrer to deal with the sufficiency of allegations actually made, and it can demand that a petition, on pain of being dismissed, set out a cause of action and set it out with sufficient definiteness to put the defendant on notice of what material allegations he has to meet. However, a…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Fielder v. DavisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Savannah Electric Co. v. WheelerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Gasway v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
- Renfroe v. FouchéCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Frazier v. Southern Railway CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Atlanta Hub Co. v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- American Security Co. v. CookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Schwartz v. Nunnally Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Frederick v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
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