Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, in the Year ..., Volume 25Edward O. Jenkins, 1859 - Equity |
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... negroes , Zill , Till , Caroline and Hannah ; also , one bay horse , one bay mare , one cart and oxen , fifteen head of cattle , thirty - five head of hogs , and all his stock of provisions , corn , fodder , and all his household and ...
... negroes , Zill , Till , Caroline and Hannah ; also , one bay horse , one bay mare , one cart and oxen , fifteen head of cattle , thirty - five head of hogs , and all his stock of provisions , corn , fodder , and all his household and ...
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... negroes . This deed was signed and sealed by him , was attested by two sub- scribing witnesses , one of whom was a Justice of the Peace , and was regularly recorded within twelve months from its date . In 1852 , he sold one of the negroes ...
... negroes . This deed was signed and sealed by him , was attested by two sub- scribing witnesses , one of whom was a Justice of the Peace , and was regularly recorded within twelve months from its date . In 1852 , he sold one of the negroes ...
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... negroes in dispute were included in it . [ 5. ] A purchases of B a slave ; C , the father of B , dies , and D , the administrator of C , brings an action of trover against A to recover the negro , alleging that it was in the possession ...
... negroes in dispute were included in it . [ 5. ] A purchases of B a slave ; C , the father of B , dies , and D , the administrator of C , brings an action of trover against A to recover the negro , alleging that it was in the possession ...
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... negroes ; or to speak more accurately , between the administrator of the father and the purchaser under the son . The father , in his lifetime , and son lived to- gether ; no paper title is shown in either . The son came out first to ...
... negroes ; or to speak more accurately , between the administrator of the father and the purchaser under the son . The father , in his lifetime , and son lived to- gether ; no paper title is shown in either . The son came out first to ...
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... negroes ; and that complainants , with one other person , who has since removed from the State , became his sureties on a bond in a penalty of three thousand dollars , conditioned that he should produce said negroes , to answer such ...
... negroes ; and that complainants , with one other person , who has since removed from the State , became his sureties on a bond in a penalty of three thousand dollars , conditioned that he should produce said negroes , to answer such ...
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action adm'r administrator affidavit alleged amend amount bill of exceptions bond Burke county certiorari charged the jury Churchill Churchill et claim Cobb complainant contract Court erred Court of Equity Court of Ordinary Court refused Court.-BENNING Court.-MCDONALD Coweta county creditors death debts deceased Decided by Judge declaration deed defendant excepted defendant in error defendant's counsel delivering the opinion entitled equity evidence ex'or execution executor father fendant filed Fulton county garnishment Georgia grant Green Martin ground Heard county indictment intestate James James Walker Jones Judgment affirmed Judgment reversed jury found land Legislature manumission Mary Churchill mortgage motion negroes objection paid Parker party person plaintiff in error possession proof prove purchase Railroad scire facias Sheriff slaves sold statute sued suit Superior Court Term testator testimony thereof tion trial Tried before Judge trover trustee verdict void Walker wife William witness
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Page 256 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me; because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
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Page 47 - The defendant's counsel requested the Court to charge the jury that if they believed that...
Page 482 - This is the second time this case has been before this Court...
Page 436 - We think the court erred in refusing to charge the jury as requested by the defendant.
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Page 38 - In such action the court may, by its judgment, direct the sale of the encumbered property (or so much thereof as may be necessary), and the application of the proceeds of the sale to the payment of the costs of court, and the expenses of the...
Page 75 - The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and the defendant moved for a new trial because of this direction to the jury.