Legal Opinion
Times-Journal, Inc. v. Jonquil Broadcasting Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 10, 1970No. 25943PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
The questions presented by the present appeal are whether after an interlocutory restraining order and later, after hearing, a temporary injunction is rendered, may the defendants therein who file no pleadings within the period prescribed by the Civil Practice Act (Ga. L. 1966, p. 609; Code Ann. §§ 81A-104, 81A-112) file a response to the plaintiffs’ claim some 18 months after service of the claim and a “counterclaim” as an additional pleading, and are the plaintiffs in such an equitable proceeding entitled to a default judgment.
1. Section 1 of the Civil Practice Act (Code•…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hill v. WillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Saint Amand v. LehmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- DeLamar v. Fidelity Loan & Investment Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Gainesville National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
3Cited by16 opinions
- Bank of Cumming v. MoseleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Standridge v. SpillersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- Teamsters Local 515 v. Roadbuilders, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. NeeseCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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