Greer v. Andrew
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Whipple. Ben Hill superior court. April 30, 1908. On August 7, 1905, Mary O. Andrew, a resident of Indiana, brought an action in tbe superior court of Irwin county, against Samuel Greer, a resident of that county, and Frederick E. Greer, a non-resident of the United States.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Whipple. Ben Hill superior court. April 30, 1908. On August 7, 1905, Mary O. Andrew, a resident of Indiana, brought an action in tbe superior court of Irwin county, against Samuel Greer, a resident of that county, and Frederick E. Greer, a non-resident of the United States. The substance of the petition, as amended, and now material, was briefly as follows: Early in 1898 petitioner and Samuel Greer agreed to purchase, in Fitzgerald, Ga., a suitable location upon which they were to have erected a two-story brick building, the lower story to be used for stores…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. Although the exceptions of the defendants to the auditor’s report go to the overruling by him of each ground of their respective demurrers, it is only necessary for this court to deal with the overruling of such grounds as are referred to in the brief of counsel for plaintiffs in error, and these grounds are set forth in the above statement of facts. It is clear, we think, that the petition was not open to demurrer on the ground of misjoinder of parties defendant, nor upon the ground of multifariousness. While distinct and separate claims of or against different…
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