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Johnson v. Woodward Lumber Company

Supreme Court of Georgia
May 16, 1947
42 S.E.2d 639 (Ga. 1947)

Opinion

15809.

MAY 16, 1947.

Complaint for land. Before Judge Anderson. Richmond Superior Court. January 27, 1947.

Benjamin E. Pierce, for plaintiff.

William P. Congdon and J. Walker Harper, for defendant.


The constitutional jurisdiction of this court of cases "respecting title to land" imports only cases that directly involve the title, and does not cover those that only incidentally involve such a question; and where one coterminous landowner sues another for damages on account of alleged trespass by cutting timber, and by the allegations of the petition and answer it appears that neither party disputes the title of the other, but the only issue is as to the proper location of a boundary line, and the only prayer of the petition is for a money judgment, the Court of Appeals, and not this court, has jurisdiction. Lewis v. Fry, 194 Ga. 842 ( 22 S.E.2d 817), and citations.

Transferred to the Court of Appeals. All the Justices concur.

No. 15809. MAY 16, 1947.


Summaries of

Johnson v. Woodward Lumber Company

Supreme Court of Georgia
May 16, 1947
42 S.E.2d 639 (Ga. 1947)
Case details for

Johnson v. Woodward Lumber Company

Case Details

Full title:JOHNSON v. WOODWARD LUMBER COMPANY

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: May 16, 1947

Citations

42 S.E.2d 639 (Ga. 1947)
202 Ga. 288

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