Legal Opinion

Williams v. Harris

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 13, 1951No. 17315PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

The Providence Baptist Church, an unincorporated religious society, by and through Oscar Harris, Robert Hicks, Bennie Porter, and A. H. Walker, its trustees, filed an equitable suit in the Superior Court of Fulton County against John W. Williams, alleging that he had entered upon and was continually committing wilful, wrongful, and malicious acts of trespass on its described land. An injunction, damages, attorney’s fees and general relief were prayed for. The petition was not demurred to. As shown by the record, the defendant John W. Williams, on May 10, 1948, sold and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Traders Insurance v. MannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Swift v. BroylesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  3. Grant v. HartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  4. O'Neal v. SpiveySupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
  5. Price v. High Shoals Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1909

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3Cited by53 opinions

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  4. Standard Oil Co. v. Mount Bethel United Methodist ChurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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