Legal Opinion
Carson v. Blair
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 11, 1923No. 14260PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. The statutory grounds of the disqualification of a judicial officer as contained in the Civil Code (1910), § 4642, are exhaustive, and a judge is not disqualified to preside in a given case merely because previously, as an attorney at law for one or both of the parties, he drew the contract on which the action or defense is founded. Luke v. Batts, 11 Ga. App. 783 (3) (4) (76 S. E. 165).
2. A judicial officer is not disqualified to preside in the trial of a suit to recover, besides principal and interest upon a promissory note, a sum for attorney’s fees under the provisions of the Civil Code…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Tuttle v. StovallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Couch v. CraneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Legg v. HoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. VaughnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Gray v. AngierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Blakeman v. HarwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- County of Bibb v. WinslettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Carl S. Strickland Co. v. Union Banking Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Bank of Lumpkin v. Farmers State BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Williams v. Mayor &C. of AthensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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