Henry v. Perry
Supreme Court of Georgia
Dispossessory warrant. Before Judge Harris. City court of Eloyd county. August 16, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
This was a proceeding instituted for the purpose of evicting in a summary way the defendant as a tenant at suf*631ferance of the plaintiff. It is indispensable to the.maintenance of such a proceeding that the relation of landlord and tenant should exist between the plaintiff and the defendant. Civil Code, §4813; Watson v. Toliver, 103 Ga. 123; Story v. Epps, 105 Ga. 504. The evidence in the present case did not show that the relation of landlord and tenánt had ever existed between the plaintiff and the defendant. On the contrary, it appeared that the defendant had entered into possession under…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Watson v. ToliverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Story v. EppsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
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