Mankin v. Bryant
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Hawkins, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) 1. The defenses of multifariousness and duplicity are not favored by courts of equity. City Bank of Macon v. Bartlett, 71 Ga. 797; Martin v. Brown, 129 Ga. 562, 568 (59 S. E. 302); Bridges v. Donalson, 165 Ga. 228, 231 (140 S. E. 497). “A bill is not multifarious because all of the defendants are not interested in all of the matters contained in the suit. It is sufficient if each party has an interest in some matter in the suit which is common to all, and that they are connected with the others.” Blaisdell v. Bohr, 68 Ga. 56 (2). The trial…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Grant v. HartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Blaisdell v. BohrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Hines v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Miller v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Orr v. CooledgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
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