Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, in the Year ..., Volume 44Edward O. Jenkins, 1872 - Equity |
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Page 331 - Every indictment or accusation of the grand jury shall be deemed sufficiently technical and correct which states the offense in the terms and language of this code, or so plainly that the nature of the offense charged may be easily understood by the jury.
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Page 325 - Cas. 95, that where two instruments are executed at the same time between the same parties relative to the same subject-matter, they are to be taken in connection, as forming together the several parts of one agreement.
Page 183 - No technical or formal objections shall invalidate any petition or process, but if the same substantially conforms to the requisitions of this Code, and the defendant has had notice of the pendency of the cause, all other objections shall be disregarded, provided, there is a legal cause of action set forth, as required by this Code.
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