¶1I concur in the judgment, but dissent from the intimation of the majority of the court that the tenant may recoup damages arising out of the landlord’s violation of his contract. I think the tenant may defeat the action by showing that he has suffered damages to the amount of the rent or in excess thereof, but the tenant can not recover any damages in excess of the rent by way of recoupment, in a dispossessory proceeding.
134 Ga. 842
Jefferson v. Glaze
Decided July 15, 1910
Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1910-07-15
<p>Eviction. Before Judge Gilbert. Muscogee superior court.</p>
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently July 1946
3 state decisions
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1910-07-15
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