Legal Opinion

City of Griffin v. Stewart

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 3, 1917No. 8012PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Action for damages; from city court of Griffin—Judge Flynt. December 7, 1916.

1Opinion of the Court

Wade, 0. J.

J. A. Stewart brought suit against the City of Griffin to recover damages for alleged personal injuries, and the defendant filed a general and special demurrer to the' petition. The court overruled the demurrer, on each and every ground, and the defendant excepted. , . n. The first ground of the .general demurrer is that “under the allegations of the petition, plaintiff is not entitled to maintain his suit or to recover damages against the defendant.” The defendant contends that the court should have sustained this ground because the .plaintiff failed to comply with the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Langley v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Saunders v. City of FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  3. City of Columbus v. McDanielSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  4. Mayor of Macon v. StringfieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Taylor v. KingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
  2. Jones v. Mayor of SavannahCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  3. City of Atlanta v. BlackmonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  4. City of Griffin v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

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