Bennett v. Rewis
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
A petition to enjoin continuous trespasses on land, which fails to describe the land with a sufficient degree of certainty to establish the identity of the land claimed by the petitioner, is insufficient and may be dismissed on general demurrer. Laurens County Board of Education v. Stanley, 187 Ga. 389 (200 S. E. 294); Bruce v. Strickland, 201 Ga. 526 (40 S. E. 2d 386); Miller v. Stewart, 202 Ga. 127 (42 S. E. 2d 445); Hamilton v. Evans, 208 Ga. 780, 781 (4) (69 S. E. 2d 739). “When a petition is so defective that there can be no lawful recovery thereon, an oral motion to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Kelly v. Strouse & Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Laurens County Board of Education v. StanleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Wardlaw v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Darley v. StarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920
- Luquire v. LeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Oxford v. ShumanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Bennett v. RewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Hatcher v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Pacolet Manufacturing Co. v. Crescent Textiles, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Spence v. THE WOODMAN CO., INC.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1957
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