Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Shaw

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 20, 1962No. 21542PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

Thomas sued Shaw for a stated amount as damages. A general demurrer to his petition, challenging the sufficiency of its allegations to state a cause of action for the relief sought, was overruled, and the Court of Appeals reversed that ruling. Shaw v. Thomas, 105 Ga. App. 12 (123 SE2d 327). To review the judgment rendered by the Court of Appeals, this Court granted the writ of certiorari on Thomas’s application therefor. The petition in substance alleges: The parties were playing golf near the City of Albany. They were not members of the same foursome. Thomas was playing on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Toohey v. WebsterSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1922
  2. Everett v. . GoodwinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  3. Matter of GoldsteinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
  4. Rose v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  5. Shaw v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Little Rapids Corp. v. McCamyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  2. Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. BrysonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Wright v. the Concrete CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  4. Wood v. PostelthwaiteCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1972
  5. Atlanta Funtown, Inc. v. CrouchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966

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