Weaver v. Roberson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Laurens superior court. The defendant in error, as landlord, sued out a dispossessory warrant to evict the plaintiff in error, as his tenant, because of failure to pay the rent provided for in the written contract between the parties, whereby the former rentéd to the latter for three years property in Dublin, Ga., to be used for hotel purposes, and known as the New Dublin Hotel.
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Equitable petition. Laurens superior court. The defendant in error, as landlord, sued out a dispossessory warrant to evict the plaintiff in error, as his tenant, because of failure to pay the rent provided for in the written contract between the parties, whereby the former rentéd to the latter for three years property in Dublin, Ga., to be used for hotel purposes, and known as the New Dublin Hotel. The plaintiff in error filed her counter-affidavit, denying that she owed any rent, and gave the bond required by law. She filed an equitable petition to enjoin a trial under the proceedings above…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. The defendant in error sued out a dispossessory warrant against the plaintiff in error as his tenant, to evict her from the premises known as the New Dublin Hotel, on the ground of nonpayment of rent due as provided in a written contract of lease between the parties. The plaintiff in error filed a counter-affidavit denying that she owed the rent, and gave the required bond. Thereafter she filed an equitable petition to enjoin a trial under the dispossessory warrant and counter-affidavit. One of the grounds upon which she asks for equitable relief is that the…
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- Guthman v. CastleberrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
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