Deas v. Sammons
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Hammond. Richmond superior court. October 25, 1905. Nancy Sammons brought suit to recover a certain tract of land,, against Julia Deas. To the petition was attached an abstract of title, the last link of which was as follows: “Winney Inlow to Nancy Sammons. Sole heir at. law of Winney Inlow.”
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Complaint for land. Before Judge Hammond. Richmond superior court. October 25, 1905. Nancy Sammons brought suit to recover a certain tract of land,, against Julia Deas. To the petition was attached an abstract of title, the last link of which was as follows: “Winney Inlow to Nancy Sammons. Sole heir at. law of Winney Inlow.” After both sides announced ready for trial, plaintiff amended the abstract of title attached to her petition, so that it appeared that Winney Inlow died intestate about 1894, and left as her heirs at law two brothers and two sisters, one of whom was the plaintiff. There…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
When the common-law form of ejectment is adopted, the plaintiff' may lay as many demises as he pleases; and if he show title under any one of them, he may recover. He may also add new demises by way of amendment at any time when it is necessary to maintain his suit. When the plaintiff does not adopt the common-law form of ejectment, he is required to attach to his petition an abstract of the title relied on. This abstract is treated, for many purposes, as containing what would be the demises under the common-law form. ^ It may be amended by adding different…
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