Legal Opinion
Funk v. Baldwin
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 18, 1949No. 32578PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
The court sustained the demurrer on the principle of law that the allegations of the petition were grounded on slander and that the Civil Court of Fulton County was without jurisdiction to sustain such a cause of action. The act of the General Assembly (Ga. L. 1925, p. 387, sec. 26), expressly provides that the Civil Court of Fulton County "shall have jurisdiction to try and dispose of all civil cases of whatever nature, except injuries to the person or reputation.” For the purpose of passing upon a demurrer, the court must construe the petition most strongly against the pleader. There are…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Southern Grocery Stores Inc. v. KeysCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Lambert v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Ott v. GandyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Colonial Stores Incorporated v. CokerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- Cantrell v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Schaeffer v. KingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- McQueen v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Rhodes v. Levitz Furniture Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Clark v. Prentice-Hall, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Ben L. O'Callaghan Co. v. Bond Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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