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7 Georgia opinions name it 2 courts 1914–2014 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Georgia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Spencer v. Lamar County Board of Tax Assessorsgreen2 sentences2014See also Spencer, 202 Ga. App. at 743-744 (holding that OCGA § 9-11-17 (a), the CPA provision governing real parties in interest, applies to tax appeals under OCGA § 48-5- 311). 2014See also Spencer, 202 Ga. App. at 743-744 (holding that OCGA § 9-11-17 (a), the CPA provision governing real parties in interest, applies to tax appeals under OCGA § 48-5-311). | 1 | 1 |
Peacock v. Peacockgreen2 sentences1970A common law marriage may be proved by circumstantial evi dence, including reputation in the community and the acts of the parties in holding themselves out as husband and wife, but, as stated in Peacock v. Peacock, 196 Ga. 441, 448 ( 26 SE2d 608 ) such facts do not establish the fact of marriage or a consensus but are "evidential of a previous agreement by which he and the plaintiff agreed to be husband and wife, or, as sometimes stated, the acts and conduct of the defendant would create only a presumption that they had entered into such an agreement by express words. . . 1970A common law marriage may be proved by circumstantial evi dence, including reputation in the community and the acts of the parties in holding themselves out as husband and wife, but, as stated in Peacock v. Peacock, 196 Ga. 441, 448 ( 26 SE2d 608 ) such facts do not establish the fact of marriage or a consensus but are "evidential of a previous agreement by which he and the plaintiff agreed to be husband and wife, or, as sometimes stated, the acts and conduct of the defendant would create only a presumption that they had entered into such an agreement by express words. . . | 1 | 1 |
Watson v. Jonesgreen1 sentence1950Watson v. Jones, 80 U. S. 679, 723 (20 L. ed. 666). 4. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Bain v. Athens Foundry & Machine Worksgreen1 sentence1914D. 638 ), was held, in Brush Electric Light & Power Co. v. Wells , and again in Georgia Coal & Iron Co. v. Bradford, supra, to be mere obiter; and the case of Bain v. Athens Foundry and Machine Works, 75 Ga. 718 , was distinguished in Brush Electric Light & Power Co. v. Wells, supra, and was again declared not to be controlling, in Colley v. Southern Cotton Oil Co., 120 Ga. 258 ( 47 S. E. 932 ). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Posey v. Medical Center-West, Inc.
green
2 sentences1991Center-West, 180 Ga. App. 674 ( 350 SE2d 259 )). 1991Center-West, 180 Ga. App. 674 ( 350 SE2d 259 )). | 1 | 1991–1991 |
Fourth National Bank v. Grant
neutral
1 sentence1976Bank v. Grant, 135 Ga. App. 798, 799 , supra. It is therefore abundantly clear that there was a conflicting claim to condemnation proceeds which were being held by the appellant as surrogate for the clerk of the superior court. | 1 | 1976–1976 |
Addison v. Addison
neutral
2 sentences1970A conflicting presumption is that "if, after the disability of the parties has been removed by lapse of time or otherwise, the cohabitation is continued, and the parties thereafter hold themselves out as man and wife, if the original illegal cohabitation was had in the absence of an attempted ceremonial marriage, a new and valid agreement of marriage will be presumed to have been entered upon, in the absence of anything appearing to the contrary.” Addison v. Addison, 186 Ga. 155 ( 197 SE 232 ). 1970A conflicting presumption is that "if, after the disability of the parties has been removed by lapse of time or otherwise, the cohabitation is continued, and the parties thereafter hold themselves out as man and wife, if the original illegal cohabitation was had in the absence of an attempted ceremonial marriage, a new and valid agreement of marriage will be presumed to have been entered upon, in the absence of anything appearing to the contrary.” Addison v. Addison, 186 Ga. 155 ( 197 SE 232 ). | 1 | 1970–1970 |
New York Life Insurance v. Gamer
green
1 sentence1938Co. v. Gamer, supra, which was a suit to recover under the double-indemnity clause in a life-insurance contract, where the burden of proof to show accident was on the plaintiff, that “the evidence being sufficient to sustain a finding that the death was not due to. accident, there was no foundation of fact for the application of the presrimption; and the case stood for decision by the jury upon the evidence unaffected by the rule that from the fact of violent death, there being nothing to show the contrary, accidental death will be presumed.” It was held by the United States Circuit Court of A | 1 | 1938–1938 |
Cooper v. Mullins
green
1 sentence1914The conflicting doctrine laid down in Cooper v. Mullins, 30 Ga. 146 ( 76 Am. | 1 | 1914–1914 |
Colley v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.
green
2 sentences1914D. 638 ), was held, in Brush Electric Light & Power Co. v. Wells , and again in Georgia Coal & Iron Co. v. Bradford, supra, to be mere obiter; and the case of Bain v. Athens Foundry and Machine Works, 75 Ga. 718 , was distinguished in Brush Electric Light & Power Co. v. Wells, supra, and was again declared not to be controlling, in Colley v. Southern Cotton Oil Co., 120 Ga. 258 ( 47 S. E. 932 ). 1914D. 638 ), was held, in Brush Electric Light & Power Co. v. Wells , and again in Georgia Coal & Iron Co. v. Bradford, supra, to be mere obiter; and the case of Bain v. Athens Foundry and Machine Works, 75 Ga. 718 , was distinguished in Brush Electric Light & Power Co. v. Wells, supra, and was again declared not to be controlling, in Colley v. Southern Cotton Oil Co., 120 Ga. 258 ( 47 S. E. 932 ). | 1 | 1914–1914 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.