29 Ga. 503 | Ga. | 1859
By the Court.
delivering the opinion.
Did the Court err in overruling the motion to dissolve the injunction ? We think so.
We think that if there was any equity in the bill, it was very fully sworn off, by the answer.
The bill contains this statement; “Your orator does not know of his own knowledge, whether the knowledge of the • ownership of said Flournoy, came to said Williams, before, or after, said compromise, but believes and charges, that it was before.” This is an allegation essential to the equity of the bill; and it is in a very weak form. It is put on mere belief, and no reason is assigned for the belief.
It is most positively denied by the answer. The answer says, that “he,” (John B.Williams,) never did ascertain the true owner thereof, until after the said settlement of said suit between complainant and said John B., and, that at the time said settlement and compromise was so made, the said John B. was ignorant of the ownership of said lot.” In another place, the answer says: “ These defendants most expressly, and positively and emphatically deny, that they, or either of them knew anything whatever of the ownership of said lot, number twenty, before, or at the time of the settlement and compromise aforesaid, and that it could be bought for #75, or any other sum, large or small. Nor did they, or either of them, know of the existence of any such
The answer goes on to say, in still another place; “ that, after said compromise, the said John B. ascertained from a man by the name of Maund, that he, Maund, knew the owner of said lot of land, and that said lot could be had.”
It was argued for the defendant in error, that at the time of the purchase of the lot by Williams from Flournoy, Williams was holding the land, as the complainant’s tenant; and, that the relation of landlord and tenant is such, that Williams was not at liberty Co purchase the land except for his landlord.
Even, however, if the counsel for the defendant are right, the answer denies the ground on which they go. The answer says, that the land was not bought by the tenant, John
In any view of the case, then, we think, that the Court erred in not dissolving the injunction.
Judgment reversed