138 Ga. 229 | Ga. | 1912
(After stating the foregoing facts.) An action of ejectment was brought against C. J. Swift, upon the demises of W. C. McFarland, Frank Nevius, and others. The defendant filed an equitable defense as to an undivided half interest in the land, and this was later amended. The plaintiff filed general and special demurrers to the answer as amended. The court sustained the general demurrer, and upon the making out of a prima facie case by the plaintiff and the failure of the defendant to introduce any evidence, directed a verdict for the plaintiff, and a judgment was entered accordingly. The defendant excepted, and specifically assigned error on the sustaining of the demurrer to his equitable defense.
In reference to what was referred to as the Barnes Creek watershed, the allegations of the equitable plea were entirely too indefinite for this court to determine whether the defendant has any equitable right as to it or not. But 'if not, this did not authorize the dismissal of the entire equitable defense on general demurrer, the action of ejectment having been brought to recover the Blue Spring place, and the defendant having set up an equitable right as to it, as above indicated.
Judgment, reversed.