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Evans v. Marbut

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 5, 1977
234 S.E.2d 506 (Ga. 1977)

Opinion

31918.

ARGUED MARCH 14, 1977.

DECIDED APRIL 5, 1977.

Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia — 140 Ga. App. 329 ( 231 S.E.2d 94) (1976).

Boney Boney, F. H. Boney, William U. Hyden, Jr., for appellant.

Joseph E. Loggins, for appellees.


We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether equitable estoppel or laches is applicable to a claim of common law marriage.

After consideration, we find that they are not and hence that certiorari was improvidently granted.

Writ of certiorari dismissed as improvidently granted. Nichols, C. J., Undercofler, P. J., Jordan, Ingram and Hill, JJ., concur. Hall, J., dissents.


ARGUED MARCH 14, 1977 — DECIDED APRIL 5, 1977.


Summaries of

Evans v. Marbut

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 5, 1977
234 S.E.2d 506 (Ga. 1977)
Case details for

Evans v. Marbut

Case Details

Full title:EVANS v. MARBUT et al

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Apr 5, 1977

Citations

234 S.E.2d 506 (Ga. 1977)
238 Ga. 583

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