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HOWARD v. SCOTT

33053.

81 Ga. App. 617 (1950)

59 S.E.2d 533

HOWARD v. SCOTT.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 19, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wylly & Javetz, for plaintiff.

FELTON, J.

If, in a dispossessory proceeding against a tenant at sufferance, the plaintiff prevails, the tenant holding over is liable for double the reasonable rental value of the premises from the date of the demand proved or presumed, and not double the rental stipulated in the contract of lease. Darling Stores Corp. v. William Beatus Inc., 68 Ga.App. 869 (24 S.E.2d 805); Code § 61-305. The plaintiff in his dispossessory affidavit alleged that...

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