Legal Opinion

Gregory v. King Plumbing, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 13, 1972No. 47326PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Chief Judge.

1. (a) In Williamson v. Lunsford, 119 Ga. App. 240 (2) (166 SE2d 622) we held that under CPA § 33 (Code Ann. § 81A-133) "interrogatories served on a party must be answered by the party separately and fully in writing under oath” (emphasis supplied), and that an unsworn writing in response to interrogatories by a party’s counsel did not constitute an answer. In this case defendant’s counsel under oath answered interrogatories. Williamson is controlling here. The fact that defendant’s counsel answered the interrogatories under oath is not of significance. The plain and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Williamson v. LunsfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  2. Morton v. Retail Credit Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1971

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Kemp v. Rouse-Atlanta, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  2. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. EcholsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Rivers v. GoodsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  4. Woodson v. BurtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Johnson v. Hames Contracting, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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