Legal Opinion
Addis v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 5, 1970No. 26096, 26097, 26098, 26099PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
“With reference to the plea of laches, it is necessary to say only that the doctrine of laches is an equitable one, and that the instant case is a legal proceeding to which this doctrine does not apply. See Wood v. City Board of Plumbing Examiners, 192 Ga. 415 (15 SE2d 485), and Fletcher v. Gillespie, 201 Ga. 377 (40 SE2d 45).” Crow v. McCallum, 215 Ga. 292, 297 (113 SE2d 203).
As to the pleas of res judicata and estoppel by judgment the defendant’s pleadings show prior litigation between the parties but the record is devoid of any evidence of a final judgment adverse to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Friedman v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- City Council of Augusta v. IrvinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Crow v. McCallumSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Fletcher v. GillespieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Wood v. City Board of Plumbing ExaminersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lopp v. Peninsula School District No. 401Washington Supreme Court · 1978
- HCA Health Services, Inc. v. RoachSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Cosby v. A. M. Smyre Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Moore v. American Finance SystemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Marsh v. Clarke County School DistrictSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
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