Legal Opinion
Lyle v. Keehn
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 9, 1943No. 14398PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
Distinct .and separate claims of or against different persons may not be joined in the same action. Code, § 3-110; Gordy v. Levison, 157 Ga. 670 (2) (122 S. E. 234), and cit. But where there is one common right to be established by or against several, equity will determine the matter as to all parties in one action. Code, § 37-1007; Robertson v. Cox, 183 Ga. 744 (189 S. E. 844), and cit.
It is insisted in the brief for the defendant in error, that the Code section last above mentioned justified the joinder under the court’s equitable jurisdiction; that there was one common…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Conley v. BuckSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Grant v. HartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Pink v. A. A. A. Highway Express Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- White v. North Georgia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Hermann v. MobleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Keehn v. Hodge D.-I.-Y., Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1945
- United Jewelers, Inc. v. Emanuel Burton Diamond Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1958
- Gaston v. KeehnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Stoddard Cleaners, Inc. v. CarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Keehn v. Hodge Drive-It-Yourself, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1946
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