Legal Opinion

Pausch v. Guerrard

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 15, 1881PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Practice in Superior Court. Practice in Supreme Court. Damages. Officers. Savannah. Landlord and Tenant. Laws. Actions. Trespass. Before Judge Harden. City Court of Savannah. February Term, 1881. Pausch brought an action against A. G. Guerrard, Emily B. Guerrard, Evelina Guerrard and Thomas A. Folliard, to recover damages for an alleged trepass.

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Practice in Superior Court. Practice in Supreme Court. Damages. Officers. Savannah. Landlord and Tenant. Laws. Actions. Trespass. Before Judge Harden. City Court of Savannah. February Term, 1881. Pausch brought an action against A. G. Guerrard, Emily B. Guerrard, Evelina Guerrard and Thomas A. Folliard, to recover damages for an alleged trepass. The declaration alleged, in brief, as follows: Emily B. and.Evr elina Guerrard were the owners of a store in the city of Savannah,and A. G. Guerrard acted as their agent. Plaintiff was their tenant. During the continuance of this tenancy, on August…

1Opinion of the Court

Jacicson, Chief Justice.

This action was brought to recover'damages against a constable, an agent, and two landlords, for illegally dispossessing the plaintiff of a tenement in the city of Savannah. The jury found for defendants, and a new trial having been denied him, the plaintiff excepted.

*3231. A motion was made to dismiss the bill of exceptions because one defendant was not served. The defendant not served was dead, and it is insisted that steps should have been taken to make her representative a party, and serve him We think not. The suit was good against the other three without making her a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Dudley v. . MayhewNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
  2. Erwin v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
  3. People of the State of N.Y. v. . QuiggNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  4. D'Antignac v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1861
  5. Lawrence v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1851

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Crovatt v. MasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  3. Atlantic Log & Export Co. v. Central of Ga. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  4. Williams v. InmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  5. Johnson v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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