Renitz v. Williamson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. „ Before Judge Mathews. Bibb superior court. May 2, 1918. This was an action in the nature of a suit for specific performance. The petition was several times amended; and the defendant demurred generally and specially, and his demurrers were overruled. At the conclusion of the eyidcnce the court directed a verdict for the defendant. To this direction the plaintiff excepted.
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Equitable petition. „ Before Judge Mathews. Bibb superior court. May 2, 1918. This was an action in the nature of a suit for specific performance. The petition was several times amended; and the defendant demurred generally and specially, and his demurrers were overruled. At the conclusion of the eyidcnce the court directed a verdict for the defendant. To this direction the plaintiff excepted. The defendant sued out a cross-bill of exceptions, assigning error upon'the judgment, in overruling the demurrers and in allowing the amendments, and upop the ruling of the court in admitting evidence.…
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The assignments of error in both the main and the cross-bill of exceptions will be considered together. We are of the opinion that the petition set forth a cause of action, and that the court did not err in overruling the general demurrer. In so far as the grounds of special demurrer were meritorious, they were met by amendment. Polhill v. Brown, 84 Ga. 338 (10 S. E. 921); Wells v. Kemme, 145 Ga. 17 (88 S. E. 562); McNair v. Brown, 147 Ga. 161 (93 S. E. 289).
2. The court permitted Miles A. Stevens and four daughters of Mrs. Julia E. Stevens to testify to…
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