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Burgess v. Burgess (1954)

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Quote Authority · Ga. Ct. App. · signal: see also · 2 citations in this opinion
See also Burgess v. Burgess , 210 Ga. 380 , 382-83 (2), 80 S.E.2d 280 (1954) ("The legislative intent and purpose of our declaratory judgment act is to relieve against uncertainty and insecurity; to declare rights, status, and legal relations, but not to execute remedies or grant coercive relief.") (citation and punctuation omitted).
"The legislative intent and purpose of our declaratory judgment act is to relieve against uncertainty and insecurity; to declare rights, status, and legal relations, but not to execute remedies or grant coercive relief."
Rule Authority · Ga. Ct. App. · 2 citations in this opinion
OCGA § 9-4-1; Burgess v. Burgess, 210 Ga. 380, 382-383 (2), 80 S.E.2d 280 (1954); see also Venable v. Dallas, 212 Ga. 595 , 94 S.E.2d 416 (1956).
Rule Authority · Ga.
See, e.g., Jenkins v. Walker, 287 Ga. 783, 785 ( 700 SE2d 362 ) (2010) (petitioner cannot use mandamus or declaratory judgment to relitigate and overturn a prior judgment); Burgess v. 16 Burgess, 210 Ga. 380, 382-383 (2) ( 80 SE2d 280 ) (1954) (declaratory relief unavailable to petitioner seeking to challenge and set aside divorce decree).
Rule Authority · Ga.
See, e.g., Jenkins v. Walker, 287 Ga. 783, 785 ( 700 SE2d 362 ) (2010) (petitioner cannot use mandamus or declaratory judgment to relitigate and overturn a prior judgment); Burgess v. Burgess, 210 Ga. 380, 382-383 (2) ( 80 SE2d 280 ) (1954) (declaratory relief unavailable to petitioner seeking to challenge and set aside divorce decree).
Rule Authority · Ga. Ct. App.
Declaratory judgments are used to “settle and afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations; and this chapter is to be liberally construed and administered.” OCGA § 9-4-1; Burgess v. Burgess, 210 Ga. 380, 382-383 (2) ( 80 SE2d 280 ) (1954); Calvary Independent Baptist Church v. City of Rome, 208 Ga. 312, 315 (4) ( 66 SE2d 726 ) (1951); City of Brunswick v. Anderson, 204 Ga. 515 (1) ( 50 SE2d 337 ) (1948).
green Frost v. Gazaway (1970)
Rule Authority · Ga. Ct. App.
Burgess v. Burgess, 210 Ga. 380, 382 ( 80 SE2d 280 ).
green GARDEI v. CONWAY (2022)
Cited · Ga. · signal: accord · 4 citations in this opinion
Accord Burgess v. Burgess, 210 Ga. 380, 383 (2) ( 80 SE2d 280 ) (1954) (quoting Bingham); Capitol Infrastructure, LLC v. The Plaza Midtown Residential Condo.
Cited · Ga. Ct. App. · signal: accord · 2 citations in this opinion
Accord Burgess v. Burgess, 210 Ga. 380, 383 (2) ( 80 SE2d 280 ) (1954) (declaratory judgment act does not nullify statutes of limitation).
green Belcher v. Belcher. (2018)
Cited · Ga. Ct. App. · signal: see · 2 citations in this opinion
The Supreme Court of Georgia transferred to this Court the Appellant's application for discretionary appeal, which was filed after January 1, 2017, the effective date of OCGA § 15-3-3.1 (a) (5), which transferred to this Court original appellate jurisdiction over divorce and alimony cases. 2 See, e. g., Lima Delta Co. v. Global Aerospace , 338 Ga. App. 40 , 46 (3), 789 S.E.2d 230 (2016) ("OCGA § 9-11-60 (h) provides that any ruling by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal…
Cited · Ga. Ct. App. · signal: accord · 2 citations in this opinion
Accord Burgess v. Burgess, 210 Ga. 380, 383 ( 80 SE2d 280 ) (1954); Fourth Street Baptist Church v. Bd. of Registrars, 253 Ga. 368, 369 ( 320 SE2d 543 ) (1984).
green Kirkland v. Morris (1975)
Cited · Ga. · signal: see · 2 citations in this opinion
See Clein v. Kaplan, 201 Ga. 396, 403 ( 40 SE2d 133 ) (1946), and Burgess v. Burgess, 210 Ga. 380, 382 ( 80 SE2d 280 ) (1954).
green Choate v. Choate (1963)
Cited (see also) · Ga. · signal: see also · 2 citations in this opinion
See also Burgess v. Burgess, 210 Ga. 380 (2) ( 80 SE2d 280 ).