Legal Opinion

Stewart v. Board of Commissioners of Echols County

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 14, 1941No. 13740PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Justice.

1. The overruling of a demurrer by a defendant to a petition seeking to condemn land does not present a case respecting title to land, so as to vest jurisdiction in the Supreme Court of a bill of exceptions assigning error on such ruling. Compare Drawdy v. Musselwhite, 150 Ga. 723 (105 S. E. 298); Bond v. Reid, 152 Ga. 481 (110 S. E. 281; Grobli v. Foreman, 171 Ga. 712 (156 S. E. 122); Adams v. Bishop, 174 Ga. 262 (162 S. E. 531); Radcliffe v. Jones, 174 Ga. 324 (162 S. E. 679); Jones v. Windham, 176 Ga. 619 (168 S. E. 6).

2. One ground of demurrer was as follows: “‘This…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Abel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  2. Head v. Edgar Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  3. Radcliffe v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
  4. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
  5. Gormley v. SearcySupreme Court of Georgia · 1934

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Huiet v. DayanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  2. Wiggins v. City of MacOnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
  3. Gaston v. KeehnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  4. Sanders v. CallowaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1955

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