Legal Opinion
East Atlanta Bank v. Limbert
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 16, 1941No. 13542PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Justice.
The plaintiff in error contends that the petition is fatally defective and should have been dismissed on general demurrer, because it appears therefrom that the petitioner’s claim of lien arose by virtue of his being a subcontractor. The eases of Cartter v. Rome & Carrollion Construction Co., 89 Ga. 158 (15 S. E. 36), and Smith v. Van Hoose, 110 Ga. 633 (36 S. E. 77), are cited in support of this contention. In those cases it was held that petitions by subcontractors to foreclose liens for labor and materials were subject to special demurrer on the ground that the claims…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Prince v. Neal-Millard Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Morris v. GlaserNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1930
- Long v. BullardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
- Middleton v. WestmorelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Griffith v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Murray v. ChulakSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Bob Parrott, Inc. v. First Palmetto BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Cheek v. Savannah Valley Production Credit Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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