Williams v. Perry
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Frank Park. Baker'superior court. March 21, 1910. (The description, as stated in the petition, of the land sued for was: “Five (5) acres off off lot 172 situated in the 8th district of Baker county, and bounded as follows: beginning at a stake at fence on Millford road, thence running west six (6) chains, thence north ten and one half (10%) chains, thence east sixteen (16) chains, thence south one (1) chain to the stake by fence, thence west…
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Complaint for land. Before Judge Frank Park. Baker'superior court. March 21, 1910. (The description, as stated in the petition, of the land sued for was: “Five (5) acres off off lot 172 situated in the 8th district of Baker county, and bounded as follows: beginning at a stake at fence on Millford road, thence running west six (6) chains, thence north ten and one half (10%) chains, thence east sixteen (16) chains, thence south one (1) chain to the stake by fence, thence west six (6) chains, thence south ten (10) chains to the starting point. The five acres of land being a portion of the…
1Opinion of the CourtPrsH, C. J.
1. It is essential to the maintenance of an action for the recovery of land that the premises sued for be described with such certainty as that, in the event of a recovery by the plaintiff, a writ of possession issued upon the judgment, and describing the’ premises as laid in the petition, shall so identify the premises sued for that the sheriff in the execution of the writ can deliver the possession in accordance with its mandate. Harwell v. Foster, 97 Ga. 264 (22 S. E. 994); Hollywood Cemetery Corporation v. Hudson, 133 Ga. 271 (65 S. E. 777).(a) Although the petition was amended relatively…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Barnes v. CarterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Zipperer v. Mayor of SavannahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Harwell v. FosterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Equitable Manufacturing Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Hollywood Cemetery Corp. v. HudsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
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- Gould v. GouldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Harbin v. HuntSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Jones v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
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