Legal Opinion

Palmer v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 16, 1939No. 12821PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jenkins, Justice.

1. A judgment of a trial court, which after a writ of error stands unreversed, or to which no exception has been taken, is the law of the case. Brock v. Brock, 104 Ga. 10 (30 S. E. 424); Georgia Northern Ry. Co. v. Hutchins, 119 Ga. 504 (2), 510 (46 S. E. 659); Field v. Sisson, 40 Ga. 67; Rodgers v. Evans, 8 Ga. 143 (2), 145 (52 Am. D. 390); Virginia Lumber Co. v. A. C. L. R. Co., 46 Ga. App. 534, 536 (168 S. E. 323). “Where a motion was made to set aside a judgment, and was overruled, such latter judgment, so long as it remains unrevoked, or is not shown to be void, is a bar…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Sumner v. SumnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  2. Georgia Northern Railway Co. v. Hutchins & JenkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Missouri State Life Insurance v. LovelaceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  4. Farmer v. BairdCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
  5. Minnesota Lumber Co. v. Hobbs & LivingstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Calhoun v. GreeningAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Saliba v. SalibaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  3. Deason v. Dekalb County Merit System CouncilCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  4. Wynndam Court Apartment Co. v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  5. Ballard v. HarmonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947

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