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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... sold ; Shipp did not purchase her , but was present at the sale ; he had a debt against Parker , and also against witness ; Shipp took up witness ' note , and gave his note to Parker for the balance of the purchase money ; Shipp did not ...
... sold ; Shipp did not purchase her , but was present at the sale ; he had a debt against Parker , and also against witness ; Shipp took up witness ' note , and gave his note to Parker for the balance of the purchase money ; Shipp did not ...
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... sold one of the negroes , to Shipp or to Wood , to which of the two , the testimony leaves in some doubt . At the time of this sale , Shipp held a debt of $ 120 , on Parker , but it was a debt of not more , probably , than one or two ...
... sold one of the negroes , to Shipp or to Wood , to which of the two , the testimony leaves in some doubt . At the time of this sale , Shipp held a debt of $ 120 , on Parker , but it was a debt of not more , probably , than one or two ...
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... sold by defendant to plaintiff . The jury found for the defendant , and counsel for plaintiff moved for a new trial , upon the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence , and decidedly and strongly against the weight of ...
... sold by defendant to plaintiff . The jury found for the defendant , and counsel for plaintiff moved for a new trial , upon the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence , and decidedly and strongly against the weight of ...
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... sold by the son in the lifetime of the father , although there is positive and unequivocal proof that he was in the possession of the father at the time of his death , still there is testimony enough in support of the father's title to ...
... sold by the son in the lifetime of the father , although there is positive and unequivocal proof that he was in the possession of the father at the time of his death , still there is testimony enough in support of the father's title to ...
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... sold for as pay for his labor , that this would not make them partners , and in that event , they must find for the plaintiff ' ; that to constitute them partners , the contract must have been to share the prof- its and loss of the ...
... sold for as pay for his labor , that this would not make them partners , and in that event , they must find for the plaintiff ' ; that to constitute them partners , the contract must have been to share the prof- its and loss of the ...
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