Stephenson v. Warren
Supreme Court of Georgia
. Warrant to evict tenant holding over. , Before Judge Covington, City court of Moultrie. June 11, 1903. ..
1Opinion of the CourtTurner, J.
1. The’ city court of Moultrie has no authority to hear and deter- , mine an issue formed by a counter-affidavit to a warrant issued against one as a tenant holding over. Acts of 1901, p. 136, sec. 2. Exclusive jurisdic- , tion over such a proceeding is, by statute, conferred upon the superior courts. Civil Code, §4816.
2. The judge of that city court has, however, under the express terms of section 12 of the act creating it, authority to administer oaths and take the necessary affidavits from persons entitled to apply for warrants to dispossess tenants holding over, as well as authority to…
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