Legal Opinion
Blackwell v. Southland Butane Gas Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 12, 1957No. 36493, 36494PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarlisle, J.
The decision in a case on a former appeal is the “law of the case” on a subsequent appeal in. the same case (Scogin v. Beall, 54 Ga. 499; Norton v. Paragon Oil-Can Co., 105 Ga. 466, 30 S. E. 437; Burke v. Ledsinger, 115 Ga. 195, 41 S. E. 682; City of Douglas v. Union Banking Co., 179 Ga. 798, 177 S. E. 595); and, where on a new trial had upon the remanding of the case by an appellate court, no new facts are developed, the appellate court on a subsequent appeal cannot modify or overrule the law of the case as fixed in the first appeal (Dixon v. Federal Farm Mortgage Corp., 187 Ga. 660, 1 S. E.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Southland Butane Gas Co. v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Dixon v. Federal Farm Mortgage Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Smoot v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Burke v. LedsingerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Sanderlin v. SanderlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1859
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