Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Weems
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 10, 1968No. 43430PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Whitman, Judge.
1. “A former recovery, or the pendency of a former suit for the same cause of action, between the same parties, in the same or any other court that has jurisdiction, shall be a good cause of abatement; but if the first action is so defective that no recovery can possibly be had, the pendency of a former suit shall not abate the action.” Code § 3-607. (Emphasis supplied.)
2. “The State Board of Workmen’s Compensation is not only not a ‘like court’; it is not a court at all but is an administrative body with only those powers and duties given it by statute. Plummer v. State, 90…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McIntyre v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Ætna Life Insurance v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- City of Hapeville v. PrestonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- McCluskey v. American Oil Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Smith v. EllisSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- National Biscuit Company v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Harden v. ClarkeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Associated Hosts of Georgia, Inc. v. MarleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Butler v. Glen Oak's Turf, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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