Jones v. Richmond County

The plaintiff owned a leasehold interest in real estate, which she claims was taken and damaged by the County of Richmond for public use. The petition as amended alleged the value of petitioner’s interest in the small amount of land actually taken for the public improvement, and alleged $3000 consequential damage, without specifying what it was or.how it arose. Paragraph 6 of the petition alleged that her property was rendered less valuable. The defendant demurred to this paragraph on the ground that it was too vague and indefinite to put the defendant on notice of what the plaintiff…