Legal Opinion

Clewis v. Hartman

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 21, 1883PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Pleadings. Betterments. Set-off. Improvements. Evidence. Before. Judge Pate. Dooly Superior Court. March Term, 1883. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Fort, Judge.

This was an action of ejectment, brought in Dooly superior court, for the recovery of lot. of land number 76, in the second district of said county, by Sarah C. Hartman against J. L. Clewis. The plaintiff, in her declaration,, claimed mesne profits, but. after the introduction of evidence, abandoned her claim therefor. The defendant-pleaded the general issue and title by prescription under color. During the progress of .the trial, the defendant' offered the following amendment to his plea, viz:

“By way of amendment, says that, at the time he entered into possession of said…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Stokes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Burns v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  2. Lee v. HumphriesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  3. Nelson v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
  4. Doe v. RoeU.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia · 1887
  5. Ledbetter v. Farrar Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1933

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