Legal Opinion
Southeastern Construction Co. v. Glens Falls Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 5, 1950No. 32878PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, P. J.
The motion to dismiss the writ of error, which is made in the brief of counsel for the defendant, on the ground that one of the parties defendant in the trial court was not named as a defendant in error in this court, is denied. When in an action on a bond the principal and the surety are made joint defendants, the cause of action is several though the defendants may be joined in one action (Griffin v. H. C. Whitmer Co., 57 Ga. App. 203 (1), 194 S. E. 895, and cit.; Mulling v. Bank of Cobbtown, 36 Ga. App. 55, 135 S. E. 222); and where the petition is dismissed on the demurrer of the surety…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Travelers Insurance v. SheppardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Cotton States Life Insurance v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- McGaughey Bros. v. LathamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Life Casualty C. of Tenn. v. FreemonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Moore v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Life Ins. Co. of Georgia v. BurkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Greyhound Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- North British & Mercantile Ins. v. MercerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Life Insurance Co. of Georgia v. BurkeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- American Fidelity & Casualty Company, Inc., and Cross-Appellee v. The Greyhound Corporation, and Cross-Appellant. The Greyhound Corporation, and Cross-Appellant v. American Fidelity & Casualty Company, Inc., and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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