Crummey v. Crummey

Jenkins, Justice.

The superior courts being vested by the constitution with exclusive jurisdiction “in cases respecting titles to land, and equity cases” (Code, § 2-3201), a city court is without jurisdiction of such title matters unless they are merely “incidentally or.,collaterally involved” (Black v. Fritz, 98 Ga. 32, 33, 25 S. E. 188), or of such equity 'matters unless they arise “purely by way of defense, to defeat the establishment of some legal right.” Accordingly, where a suit is filed in a city court, which is “without jurisdiction to grant affirmative equitable relief, a court of…