Legal Opinion

Allen v. Smith

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 5, 1967No. 23966PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mobley, Justice.

1. It is well established by many decisions of this, court where it appears that even if the judgment of the trial court was reversed the appellant would receive no benefit from the adjudication, or the case has become moot, the writ of error will be dismissed. Davis v. Mayor &c. of Jasper, 119 Ga. 57 (1) (45 SE 724); Burnham v. Burnham, 215 Ga. 57 (108 SE2d 706); Kelton v. John, 220 Ga. 272 (138 SE2d 316); Taylor v. Noland, 220 Ga. 620 (140 SE2d 856).

2. The appellant brought a petition to enjoin the sale of her property under power of sale in a deed to secure debt which was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Davis v. Mayor of JasperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Chance v. ChanceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  3. Burnham v. BurnhamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  4. Kelton v. JohnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  5. Richards v. RichardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Chaplin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. Ring v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  3. Brown Transport Corp. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  4. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. GauseCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  5. Alexander v. KendrickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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