Legal Opinion

Morrow v. Sawyer

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 22, 1888PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Dispossessory warrant. Landlord and tenant. Deeds. Title. Before Judge Richard IT. Clark. Clayton superior court. March term, 1888. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

It appears, from the record in this case, that B. W. Morrow rented a tract of land to J. C. Sawyer for the year 1885. Morrow had not fully paid for the land. During the term for which Sawyer had rented the land, to wit, in April, 1885, Morrow got his brother, J. H. Morrow, to give his note for the balance due on the land, $55, and had Kimball to make a deed to the land to J. II. Morrow. At the expiration of Sawyer’s term, J. TI. Morrow demanded possession of the land, and Sawyer refused to yield it. J. II. Morrow then filed his affidavit, under section 4077 of the code,…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Stanley v. StembridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  2. Raines v. HindmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
  3. Prichard v. TaborSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  4. Hardin v. Chattanooga Southern RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  5. Stevens v. McCurdySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905

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