Legal Opinion

Hall v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 22, 1935No. 24129PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.

1. Assuming that a suit for a malicious use of the process of the courts does not lie in favor of a tenant against a landlord where the tenant has without probable cause been forcibly evicted by the landlord under a warrant to dispossess, as provided in section 5386 of the Civil Code of 1910, where the suit has not terminated in favor of the tenant (Sparrow v. Weld, 177 Ga. 134, 169 S. E. 487; Clement v. Orr, 4 Ga. App. 117, 60 S. E. 1017; Dyer v. Fromshon, 42 Ga. App. 174, 155 S. E. 380), a malicious and forcible eviction of the tenant by the landlord, although under a warrant to dispossess…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Porter v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
  2. McSwain v. EdgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  3. Pennington & Evans v. Douglas, Augusta & Gulf Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  4. Clement v. OrrCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  5. Townsend v. BrinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Gay v. HealanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
  2. Wometco Theatres Inc. v. United Artists Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  3. Clarke County School District v. MaddenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
  4. Johnson v. U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  5. James v. Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1938

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