Legal Opinion
Sutton v. Adams
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 17, 1934No. 10166PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
A general demurrer to a petition is one which attacks the sufficiency of the petition as a whole, contending that it does not state a cause of action for any relief. A demurrer which thus assails a petition in its entirety is a general demurrer, notwithstanding it may allege specific reasons why the petition as a whole should be dismissed. Martin v. Bartow Iron Works, 35 Ga. 320, 323 (Fed. Cas. No. 9157); Stovall v. Caverly, 139 Ga. 243 (77 S. E. 29). Measured by this rule grounds 4 and 5 of the demurrer filed in this case were both general in nature, challenging the sufficiency…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- In Re SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Ekern v. McGovernWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
- Plumb v. ChristieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Stiles v. Municipal CouncilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Gray v. McLendonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Tarrant County v. AshmoreTexas Supreme Court · 1982
- Guerrero v. Refugio County, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
- Patten v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Robinson v. Neeley, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
- Hall v. BrowningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
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