Case Name: Bailey v. Freeman
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1913-05-16
Citations: 140 Ga. 71
Docket Number: 
Parties: Bailey v. Freeman.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 140
Pages: 71–71

Head Matter:
Bailey v. Freeman.
May 16, 1913.
Equitable petition. Before Judge Hawkins. Laurens superior court. January 19, 1912.
R. Earl Gamp, for plaintiff.
J. 8. Adams, M. R. Blachshear, and R. D. Flynt, for defendant.

Opinion:
Lumpkin, J.
This ease is substantially controlled by the decisions in Bennett v. Bird, 139 Ga. 25 (76 S. E. 568), and Spence v. Queen, 139 Ga. 587 (77 S. B. 820). The demands sought to be asserted were barred by the statute of limitations; and where not expressly so: appearing, the pleadings must be construed most strongly against the pleader. While the word "fraud" was freely used, no such facts were alleged as showed fraud preventing the discovery of the plaintiff's rights by the use of the slightest diligence on her part, or the bringing of suit by her within the statutory period. There was accordingly no error in dismissing the petition on demurrer setting up the bar of the statute.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.