Lanier v. Kelly
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from city court of Atlanta — Judge Reid. March 14, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
Mrs. Lanier brought an action of trespass against Kelly. The proof showed that her husband was a tenant at will of the defendant, and that he got in arrears with the rent, and the defendant procured a dispossessory warrant to be issued by which the plaintiff’s husband and the plaintiff too were evicted from the premises. It is admitted that she has no cause óf action, unless the process by which the eviction was made is void. The affidavit on which the warrant issued is conceded to be regular on its face. The warrant (omitting formal parts) is as follows: “W. P. Kelly, having made affidavit…
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