Legal Opinion
Lariscy v. Hill
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 30, 1968No. 43303PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Haul, Judge.
The plaintiff’s petition. — The allegations of the complaint present us with the problem of alleged fraud on the part of the defendants and lack of diligence on the part of the plaintiff. “The policy of the courts is on the one hand, to suppress fraud and, on the other, not to encourage negligence and inattention to one’s own interests. The rule of law is one of policy. Is it better to encourage negligence in the foolish, or fraud in the deceitful? Either course has obvious dangers.” 23 AmJur 948, § 146. The majority of jurisdictions hold that “judicial experience exemplifies that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Blanchard v. WestCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Cole v. CatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Dortic v. DugasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- King Manufacturing Co. v. ClaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
- Scott v. Fulton National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Funding Systems Leasing Corporation v. Garland B. Pugh, Sr., Individually and D/B/A Georgia Tractor and Equipment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Liquidator for the Hamilton National Bank of Chattanooga v. Lattimore Land CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Walsh v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Kienel v. LanierCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Reilly v. MosleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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