Legal Opinion
Kingery v. Yancey Brothers Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 14, 1959No. 37790PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
“Where in an answer by paragraphs to a petition bringing suit on a promissory note, a defendant makes in answer to one paragraph a general denial of the indebtedness as alleged in the petition, and such answer nowhere sets up any legal defense, such denial is in effect a plea of the general issue, and was properly stricken on demurrer.” Johnson v. Cobb, 100 Ga. 139 (2) (28 S. E. 72). Thomas & McCafferty v. Siesel, 2 Ga. App. 663 (7) (58 S. E. 1131); Dickson v. Bond, 18 Ga. App. 45 (2) (88 S. E. 825); Richey v. Johnson, 21 Ga. App. 41 (93 S. E. 514); Bowden v. Davison-Paxon…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Johnson v. CobbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Atlanta Consolidated Bottling Co. v. Hutchinson & SonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Thomas & McCafferty v. SieselCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Dixon v. BondCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- McMillan v. Fourth National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hill v. General Rediscount CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Hudgins v. Pure Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Wood v. Noland Credit Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Glaze v. Fulton National Bank of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Floyd Construction Co. v. StanleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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