State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

Francis v. Newton

Decided May 29, 1947. I Homer Sutton wrote the opinion for the court.

43 S.E.2d 282 · Cited 55 times

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Hodges v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. · 18 S.E.2d 28
Stenger v. Mitchell · 28 S.E.2d 885
Jones v. Maril · 19 Ga. App. 216
Tyger River Pine Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 170 S.E. 346
Tiger River Pine Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 161 S.E. 491
Hawkins v. National Surety Corp. · 11 S.E.2d 250

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