Brock v. Wildey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Edwards. Haralson superior court. October 26, 1907. On May 22, 1900, W. II. Wildey, a resident of the State of Illinois, filed his equitable petition in Haralson superior court, against TJ.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Edwards. Haralson superior court. October 26, 1907. On May 22, 1900, W. II. Wildey, a resident of the State of Illinois, filed his equitable petition in Haralson superior court, against TJ. G. Brock, of that county, alleging that on the day of ,18 , he became acquainted with the defendant, who was at that time mayor of the city of Tallapoosa, and who represented himself as a man of means, controlling a large amount of land in and around Tallapoosa. The defendant represented to petitioner that the Alabama Fruit Growing and Winery Association, a corporation…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
(After stating the facts.)
1, 2. One exception of law related to the overruling of the demurrer, and another to the auditor’s refusal, on oral motion, to dismiss the case for the reason that the cause of action as stated in the petition was barred by the statute of limitations. These exceptions were properly overruled. The substance of the demurrer was that no cause of action was alleged; that the petition was multifarious, in that separate and distinct .causes of action were sought to be joined; and that the allegations of the petition were insufficient to put the defendant on notice of what…
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