Mitchell v. White
Supreme Court of Georgia
Landlord and Tenant. Practice in Superior Court. Estoppel. Evidence. Mes Adjudicate/,. Before Judge Stewart. Pike Superior Court. April Term, 1884. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
A distress warrant for rent of a tract of land was sued out by White against Mitchell, and also a proceeding to eject him as a tenant holding over after the year had expired. Mitchell defended and made counter-affidavits, and the two cases were tried together.
The jury found for White the rent agreed upon for the first year, it being the value of the cotton stipulated for in the contract, and thus the issue on the distress warrant was disposed of. They found double rent for the time Mitchell held over, and thus the issue under that proceeding -was determined. Mitchell…
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