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Board of Education v. Day

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 13, 1907PublishedCited by 81 opinions

Equitable petition. Before Judge Parker. Glynn superior court. June 5, 1906. The Board of Education, of Glynn County filed an equitable pe-i tition against Mrs. Elizabeth B. Day, claiming to be the owner of certain land on which was situated a school building; that the defendant was wrongfully interfering with • the legitimate use of the property for school purposes, and by threats and menaces and other unlawful means was seeking to obtain possession and to interfere with…

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Equitable petition. Before Judge Parker. Glynn superior court. June 5, 1906. The Board of Education, of Glynn County filed an equitable pe-i tition against Mrs. Elizabeth B. Day, claiming to be the owner of certain land on which was situated a school building; that the defendant was wrongfully interfering with • the legitimate use of the property for school purposes, and by threats and menaces and other unlawful means was seeking to obtain possession and to interfere with the possession of the plaintiff.' Injunction, _ general relief, and process were prayed. The defendant denied the…

1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.)

1. A motion was made to amend the bill of exceptions. A written agreement of counsel set out that it was erroneous in six •particulars. Most of them had reference to dates and names. It was also recited that certain evidence had inadvertently been omitted from the bill of exceptions. Counsel proposed that it should be amended accordingly. We can not, however, permit this to be done. Whether a mere clerical verbal error may be waived or admitted need not be decided. But material alterations in the bill of exceptions and the insertion of additional evidence,…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Conrow v. . LittleNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
  2. Thompson v. HowardMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Dolvin v. American Harrow Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  4. Van Winkle v. CrowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  5. Cohoon v. FisherIndiana Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Kennedy v. ManryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  2. Hardeman v. EllisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  3. Sentinel Fire Insurance v. McRobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  4. Hughes v. CobbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  5. King v. TownsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960

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