Mathews v. Cleveland

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that affidavit of garnishment filed by deceased plaintiff was not an action, but a nullity, and because no action was commenced, substitution was improper
• finding that affidavit of garnishment filed by deceased plaintiff was not an action, but a nullity, and because no action was commenced, substitution was improper
• complaint declared a nullity where plaintiff died prior to its filing
• interpreting a statute similar to Rule 17(a) in like manner

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Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Voyager Life Insurance v. Estate of Bagley
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-01-05· cited 8×
• GC Quality Lubricants, Inc. v. Doherty, Duggan & Rouse Insurors
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2010-07-01· cited 4×
• Maddox v. Wilson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1995-11-09· cited 3×
• Cox v. Progressive Bayside Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-05-23· cited 3×
• Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC v. Mary Pittman
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2008-08-29
• Sam McCormick v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2009-02-19
• Victory Drive Deliverance Temple, Inc. v. Jackson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-06-25
• Nicole Ergle, as Next Friend and Attorney-In-Fact for Jerry Donald Ergle v. City of Atlanta
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2021-05-12
• Dennis Owen v. Kenneth A. Grinspun
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2022-05-25
• Dupree v. CIT Bank
  California Court of Appeal· 2023-06-01
• Dupree v. CIT Bank
  California Court of Appeal· 2023-06-28
• Margaret Cox v. Lester Dodson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-05-23

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Dalton Marble Works
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1905-05-10· cited 71×
• Eubank v. Barber-Colman Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1967-02-15· cited 25×
• Orange County Trust Company v. Estate of Abe Takowsky
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1969-02-21· cited 23×
• Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Keelin
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1974-06-26· cited 14×
• Rowe v. Citizens & Southern National Bank
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1973-05-30· cited 10×
• Mathews v. Saniway Distributors Service
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1979-10-19· cited 6×
• Turner v. Kelley
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1956-02-13· cited 4×
• Sirmans v. Banks
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1961-07-06· cited 3×
• Mathews v. Saniway Distributors Service
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1980-09-05· cited 1×

Other cases named Mathews v. Cleveland

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Mathews v. Cleveland
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1977-12-01· cited 3×
• Mathews v. Cleveland
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1980-09-29