Legal Opinion

Grigsby v. Fleming

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 29, 1957No. 36849PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNichols, J.

One of the grounds of Grigsby’s motion for directed verdict, on which motion his motion for a judgment non obstante veredicto is based, is that the evidence showed that the defendant Phillips was not “the contractor” but was a member of a partnership composed of himself and one Bill Taylor, and that the contract to improve the real estate was held by the partnership; that since Taylor had not been sued nor was the plaintiff relieved from suing him under Code (Ann.) § 67-2002 (3), the trial court should have granted his motion for a judgment non obstante veredicto.

The plaintiff’s petition…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Florida Yellow Pine Co. v. Flint River Naval Stores Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  2. Williams v. Willingham-Tift Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  3. Alexander Hamilton Institute v. Van LandinghamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  4. Plymouth Record Corp. v. Books, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1955

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Venable v. BlockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Jackson v. Brinegar, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. Maloy v. Planter's Warehouse & Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Nee v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. Wright v. Trust Company of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963

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