Legal Opinion
Spindel v. National Homes Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 26, 1964No. 40686PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Franiojm, Judge.
“ 'To be subject to general demurrer, a petition must be utterly lifeless. Medlock v. Aycock, 16 Ga. App. 813 (86 SE 455).” Gunby v. Turner, 194 Ga. 378, 381 (2) (21 SE2d 640); Johnson v. John Deere Plow Co., 214 Ga. 645, 647 (1) (106 SE2d 901). While a promise may be a mere nudum pactum when made because it is lacking in mutuality, it may become binding on the promisor when the promisee furnishes the consideration contemplated by the promise. Peeples v. Citizens Nat. Life Ins. Co., 11 Ga. App. 177 ( 74 SE 1034); Ness v. Barber, 27 Ga. App. 417 (108 SE 812); Brown v. Bowman,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Burress v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Fontaine v. Baxley, Boles & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Brown v. BowmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Brazzeal v. Commercial Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Medlock v. AycockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
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3Cited by18 opinions
- E. D. Lacey Mills, Inc. v. KeithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Albert Z. Hodge v. Evans Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Wood v. Dan P. Holl & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Gantt v. Patient Communications Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Kitsos v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
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