Legal Opinion
Whiddon v. Southern Auto Finance Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 23, 1938No. 12312PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Justice.
1. “A petition wherein separate and distinct causes of action against different defendants are set. forth is demurrable on the grounds of multifariousness and misjoinder of parties.” Van Dyke v. Van Dyke, 120 Ga. 984 (2) (48 S. E. 380); Robertson v. Cox, 183 Ga. 744 (189 S. E. 844); Code, § 3-110.
2. The petition against a motor company, a finance company, and an insurance company was subject to the special grounds of demurrer for multifariousness and misjoinder, in that it set forth in one count four claims, as follows: (1) A claim ex delicto against the three companies,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Arteaga v. ArteagaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Van Dyke v. Van DykeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Sutton v. AdamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Sims v. Cordele Ice Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Herring v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bryant v. Motors Ins. Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Hartley v. HartleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- McEntyre v. ClackCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Polk v. SlatonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Whiddon v. National Union Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
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