9-5-5. When waste enjoined.

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Equity will not interfere by injunction to restrain waste when the petitioner’s title is not clear. Such relief shall be granted only when the title is free from dispute.

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History

Civil Code 1895, § 4917; Civil Code 1910, § 5494; Code 1933, § 55-105.

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History of Section.: The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Neth-ery v. Payne, 71 Ga. 374 (1883).

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