Legal Opinion
Kitson v. Hawke
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 20, 1973No. 28087PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Presiding Justice.
In this appeal the constitutionality of the Georgia attachment statutes (Code § 8-101 et seq.; Ga. L. 1799, Cobb 69; 1855-6, p. 25) is challenged.
The case emanated on May 17, 1972, when John R. Hawke appeared in the Small Claims Court of Colquitt County and swore out an attachment on behalf of Airspeed International Sales, Inc. against John P. Kitson and American Airspeed, Inc., Ltd., swearing that Kitson and American Airspeed were indebted to Airspeed International Sales in the amount of $5,000 and that "the debtor is causing his property to be removed beyond the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- See v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Blair v. PitchessCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Johnson v. American Credit Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Image Mills, Inc. v. VoraCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Doran v. Home Mart Building Centers, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Hagopian v. Consolidated Equities Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1975
- Parris v. SlatonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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