Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. Southern Discount Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 27, 1964No. 40306PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding Judge.
Malicious abuse of legal process occurs when a plaintiff in a civil proceeding wilfully misapplies the process of a court in order to obtain an object which the process is not intended by law to effect. Clement v. Orr, 4 Ga. App. 117 (60 SE 1017); McElreath v. Gross, 23 Ga. App. 287 (98 SE 190); Roberts v. Willys-Overland, Inc., 27 Ga. App. 304 (108 SE 138); Robinson v. Commercial Credit Co., 37 Ga. App. 291 (139 SE 915). The test is whether the process has been used to accomplish some unlawful end, or to compel the defendant to do some collateral thing which he could…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kennedy v. ManryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- McElreath v. GrossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Davison-Paxon Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Clement v. OrrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Mallary Bros. & Co. v. MoonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Medoc Corp. v. KeelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Carl E. Jones Development, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Nevada Commission on Equal Rights of Citizens v. SmithNevada Supreme Court · 1964
- Trawick v. Consolidated Capital Growth FundCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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