Hanleiter v. Spearman
Supreme Court of Georgia
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
- Stephens v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Pierce v. Middle Georgia Land & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Knox v. YowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Whittle v. NottinghamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Harris v. NeumanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Banks County v. StarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956