61 Ga. App. 743

28035.

Hughes v. Henderson.

Decided February 22, 1940.

Walter A. Sims, Ralph G. Sims, Henry M. Henderson, for plaintiif. ...

Barrett & Nall, for defendant.

Broyles, C. J.

1. The motion to dismiss the writ of error is denied.

2. “Where the court, on demurrer, holds that the transaction upon which a recovery is sought does not, as it is alleged'iri the petition, constitute a cause of action, and dismisses the suit on this ground, the judgment operates as, a res adjudicaba, and bars a subsequent suit between the parties on the same transaction, though in the.first case the facts were untruly or improperly stated, and if they had been truly and prroperly stated, a cause of action would have' been disclosed.” (Italics ours.) Wolfe v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co., 6 Ga. App. 410 (65 S. E. 62); Hoffman v. Summerford, 28 Ga. App. 247 (111 S. E. 68); DeLoach v. Georgia Coast & Piedmont R. Co., 144 Ga. 678 (87 S. E. 889); Sudderth v. Harris, 51 Ga. App. 654 (181 S. E. 122); Woods v. Travelers Insurance Co., 53 Ga. App. 429 (186 S. E. 467); Code, §§ 110-501, 110-504.

3. Applying’ the above-stated ruling to the -fact» of this ease, the 'court did not err in sustaining' the plea of res adjudicata and, dismissing the case.

Judgment affirmed.

MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., conmr.

Hughes v. Henderson
61 Ga. App. 743

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Hughes v. Henderson
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Feb 22, 1940
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