OVERTON v. ALFORD

18570.

210 Ga. 780 (1954)

82 S.E.2d 836

OVERTON v. ALFORD.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 14, 1954.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weldon C. Boyd, Fred A. Gillen, for plaintiff in error.

Kay Tipton, Erwin, Nix, Birchmore & Epting, Tipton & Tipton, contra.


HEAD, Justice.

The petition of the plaintiff shall plainly, fully, and distinctly set forth his cause of action for either legal or equitable relief, or both. Code § 81-101.

"`It is "one of the fundamental rules of pleading that facts and not legal conclusions must be alleged," and that mere general conclusions without specific facts on which they are based will constitute no cause of action. [Authorities].' It is the facts alleged, and not the conclusions...

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