Legal Opinion

Hanleiter v. Spearman

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 16, 1946No. 15355PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Equity cases shall be tried in the' county where a defendant against whom substantial relief is prayed resides. Code, § 2-4303. All suits respecting title to land shall be tried in the superior court of the county wherein the land lies. Section 3-203. One test as to whether a suit to recover land is simply one of ejectment, and is a case “respecting title to land,” is whether the plaintiff can recover on his title alone, or whether he must ask the aid of a court of equity in order to recover. If the allegations are sufficient to show that…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Stephens v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  2. Pierce v. Middle Georgia Land & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  3. Knox v. YowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
  4. Whittle v. NottinghamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  5. Harris v. NeumanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Banks County v. StarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956

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