Bagley v. Columbus Southern Rwy. Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari. Before Judge Butt. Chattahoochee superior court. March term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Chief Justice.
' 1. Under the constitution of 1877, the jurisdiction of a justice’s court over actions arising ex delicto is confined to “cases of injuries or damages to personal property.” Code, §5153; James v. Smith & Bro., 62 Ga. 345, 347; Mayor etc. of Cartersville v. Lyon, 69 Ga. 577, 580; White Star Line Steamboat Co. v. County of Gordon, 81 Ga. 47. It follows that a justice’s court has no jurisdiction of a case in which the plaintiff seeks to recover damages for an injury to realty caused by the wrongful act of the defendant.
2. In the present case, which was commenced in a…
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