Legal Opinion
Collier v. Mayflower Apartments Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 8, 1943No. 14566PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
The demurrers do not invoke a ruling as to whether the petition is defective on account of duplicity in that the alleged cause of action against Mayflower Apartments Inc. and H. A. Minor is distinct from the one against the other defendants. While at common law, and under the decision in Governor v. Hicks, 12 Ga. 189, misjoinder of distinct causes of action was good reason for dismissing the case on general demurrer, the later holdings are to the effect that since that decision such radical changes have been brought about by the legislature in the practice and procedure of this…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. TiceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Burgamy v. HoltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Greenwood v. GreenblattSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Johns v. NixSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Brown v. AyerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Owens v. Service Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Hill v. Erwin Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- Malcom v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
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