VENABLE, v. DALLAS

19418.

212 Ga. 595 (1956)

94 S.E.2d 416

VENABLE, Executor, v. DALLAS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 7, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Fife, James R. Venable, Margaret Hopkins, for plaintiff in error.

Augustine Sams, contra.


ALMAND, Justice.

It has been said that the declaratory-judgment law permits one who is walking in the dark to turn on a light to ascertain where he is and where he is going (Declaratory Judgments, by Robert M. Hitch, 7 Ga. Bar Journal, p. 132). However, one walking in full daylight, who knows where he is going and is confident of the course he is pursuing, has no need either of artificial light or judicial advice. In the instant case, the executor of the will of Lizzie...

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