Legal Opinion
Shehane v. Eberhart
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 15, 1923No. 14352PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeoyues, C. J.
1. “ A warrant to dispossess a tenant is converted by the filing of a counter-affidavit into mesne process, and the further procedure partakes of the nature of an ordinary suit, in respect to the amendment of the pleadings. Civil Code (1910), § 5706; Mitchell v. Masury, 132 Ga. 360 (64 S. E. 275).” Roberson v. Weaver, 145 Ga. 626, 629 (1) (89 S. E. 769).
2. Where a landlord sues out a warrant to dispossess his tenant on the ground that the latter is holding over and beyond his term of rental (Civil Code, §§ 5385 and 5386), the tenant may arrest the proceedings and prevent the removal of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Weaver v. RobersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Roberson v. WeaverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Henley v. BrockmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Dougherty v. Taylor & Norton Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Mitchell v. MasurySupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Healey Real Estate & Improvement Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- West Haven Housing Authority v. SimmonsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1968
- Big Apple Super Market of Peachtree, Inc. v. W. J. Milner & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Logue v. HollemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Wilensky v. AgoosCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
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