Legal Opinion
Spence v. THE WOODMAN CO., INC.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 15, 1957No. 19797, 19798PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
Where a petition is fatally defective in that it does not set forth a cause of action, it may be attacked by oral motion to dismiss in the nature of a general demurrer at any time before verdict. Gibbs v. Forrester, 204 Ga. 545, 549 (50 S. E. 2d 318); Pearson v. George, 209 Ga. 938, 946 (77 S. E. 2d 1); Bennett v. Rewis, 211 Ga. 507, 509 (87 S. E. 2d 52).
An unincorporated voluntary association is not such a legal entity as to be subject to suit under the laws of this State. Walker v. Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 186 Ga. 811, 819 (199 S. E. 146), and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Carson v. EnnisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917
- Patten v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Pearson v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- O'Jay Spread Co. v. HicksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Walker v. Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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- Wilkerson v. TolbertSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Boroughs, Dale & Griffin v. St. Elias Eastern Orthodox ChurchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969