Melton v. Helms

83 Ga. App. 71 (1950)

62 S.E.2d 663

MELTON

v.

HELMS, guardian.

33267.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided December 2, 1950.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 1950.

John A. Smith, M. W. Rainey, for plaintiff in error.

James E. Short, Joseph M. Rogers, contra.

SUTTON, C. J.

Ethel Helms, as guardian of Virgil Coleman Helms, an incompetent, brought this action for damages against T. R. Melton and W. E. Gordy in Marion Superior Court. The petition consisted of two counts, one in trover and the other for trespass on land; the trover count and W. E. Gordy as a party defendant were stricken from the petition by…