Legal Opinion

Crider v. Hedden

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 2, 1921No. 11851PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Eviction; from Eulton superior court — Judge Bell. July 15, 1920.

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.

1. Where, in eviction proceedings against a tenant under sections 5385-9 of the Civil Code (1910), the tenant files a counter-affidavit and bond, “ he may be charged with double rent for the time *738lie held over, up to the date of the trial, although nothing is said of rent in the plaintiff’s affidavit to obtain the warrant. The statute annexes this incident to a wrongful holding over.” Pettis v. Brewster, 94 Ga. 527 (19 S. E. 755) ; Weaver v. Roberson, 134 Ga. 149 (2), 159 (67 S. E. 662); E. Tris Napier Co. v. Brown, 23 Ga. App. 212, 215 (98 S. E. 120).

2. While it is true that in such a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Willis v. HarrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Weaver v. RobersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  3. Stanley v. StembridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  4. Minnesota Lumber Co. v. Hobbs & LivingstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  5. McConnell v. East Point Lard Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Healey Real Estate & Improvement Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
  2. Moore v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
  3. Ginn v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
  4. Gaultney v. AdamsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
  5. Sims v. ShotkinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943

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