Legal Opinion
Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Co. v. Zugar
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 14, 1942No. 13921PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Justice.
The rulings by this court in Richards v. Edwardy, 138 Ga. 690 (4), 703 (76 S. E. 64), and Walton v. Sikes, 165 Ga. 422, 427 (141 S. E. 188), are not in conflict with the principles announced in the cases cited in division 3 of the syllabus, or with the principles herein announced. The two cases mentioned do not deal with the respective measures of damages against wilful and innocent trespassers. They deal with the right of defendants in ejectment to set off the value of permanent improvements. The Code, § 33-107, provides: “Bona fide holder may set off the value of permanent…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. O'BryanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Mills v. GeerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Investment Securities Corp. v. ColeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Latham v. FowlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Walton v. SikesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Minor v. FincherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- C. W. Matthews Contracting Co. v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Gillies v. RadkeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1952
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