Legal Opinion
Evans v. Brooks
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 25, 1956No. 35807PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuillian, J.
The questions for review are: (a) was the petition as originally drawn subject to general demurrer? (b) did the trial judge properly reject the amendment tendered by the plaintiff?
The suit was filed in Fulton County, the county of the plaintiff’s residence, and service of the petition and process was perfected upon the defendant under the provisions of the non-resident motorist statute embodied in Code (Ann. Supp.) § 68-801 which permits suits to be brought against non-resident motorists who injure persons or damage property by the operation of motor vehicles upon the public thoroughfares of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Farmer v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Corder v. Fulton National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
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