Hooper, Hough & Force v. Dwinnell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Landlord and tenant. Equitable remedy at law. Specific performance. Before Judge Harvey.' Floyd Superior Court. January Adjourned Term, 1872. For the facts of this case, see the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff sued out two distress warrants for two quarters rent, claimed to be due-him by the defendants for a store-house in the city of Rome. The defendants filed their counter-affidavit, denying that there was any rent due, as claimed by the plaintiff. On the trial of the issue in the Superior Court, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. A motion wTas made for a new trial, which was overruled, and the defendants excepted. It appears from the evidence in the record, that in *the fall of 1868, the plaintiff made a verbal contract with the defendants to rent…
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