Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1968No. 43806PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
This is a suit by the purchaser of a new automobile against the dealer and manufacturer. The plaintiff appeals from a judgment sustaining an oral motion to dismiss the petition as against the manufacturer.
1. This court must apply the new Civil Practice Act as it exists at the time of its judgment rather than the law prevailing at the rendition of the judgment under review. Hill v. Willis, 224 Ga. 263, 264-265 (161 SE2d 281).
2. The basic premise of the new Civil Practice Act is that it does away with “issue pleading” and substitutes “notice pleading.” In the famous Reynolds case…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Hill v. WillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Harper v. DeFreitasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Reynolds v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- American Southern Insurance Company v. KirklandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Sims v. American Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Dillingham v. Doctors Clinic, P. A.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Hunter v. A-1 Bonding Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Management Search, Inc. v. KinardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Nee v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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