Hamilton v. Howard

Supreme Court of Georgia

Hamilton v. Howard

68 Ga. 288

DecidedSeptember 15, 1881

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Hamilton v. Howard, 68 Ga. 288 (Ga. 1881).

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Opinion

Crawford, Justice.

(Howard brought an action against Hamilton, under §1445 of the Code, for a trespass in killing one of plaintiff’s hogs in an enclosure belonging to defendant. The latter pleaded the general issue and also the following special pleas : That the fence, though not a legal fence generally, was sufficient as to hogs (describing it); that though the fence was not five feet high it was nowhere lower than four and a half feet, and in some places was seven feet high; that the fence had been sufficient to keep out other hogs; that he gave plaintiff notice before killing the hog; and that he claimed a set-off for damages done to his crop by the hog.)

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Crawford, Justice.

(Howard brought an action against Hamilton, under §1445 of the Code, for a trespass in killing one of plaintiff’s hogs in an enclosure belonging to defendant. The latter pleaded the general issue and also the following special pleas : That the fence, though not a legal fence generally, was sufficient as to hogs (describing it); that though the fence was not five feet high it was nowhere lower than four and a half feet, and in some places was seven feet high; that the fence had been sufficient to keep out other hogs; that he gave plaintiff notice before killing the hog; and that he claimed a set-off for damages done to his crop by the hog.)

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68 Ga. 288, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/hamilton-v-howard-ga-1881.