Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, in the Year ..., Volume 58Edward O. Jenkins, 1878 |
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... JOHN L. HARRIS ... ... Marietta . Marietta . .Brunswick . CHATTAHOOCHEE..HON . MARTIN J. CRAWFORD .... ... Columbus . BRUNSWICK ...... . CHEROKEE .. COWETA .. EASTERN .. FLINT .. MACON . MIDDLE .. NORTHERN . OCMULGEE . OCONEE PATAULA ...
... JOHN L. HARRIS ... ... Marietta . Marietta . .Brunswick . CHATTAHOOCHEE..HON . MARTIN J. CRAWFORD .... ... Columbus . BRUNSWICK ...... . CHEROKEE .. COWETA .. EASTERN .. FLINT .. MACON . MIDDLE .. NORTHERN . OCMULGEE . OCONEE PATAULA ...
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... JOHN M. GUERARD , for defendants . BLECKLEY , Judge . We are in a court of law , not in a court of equity . The action is ejectment , with no special allegations on which to adjudicate mere equitable rights , or found equitable relief ...
... JOHN M. GUERARD , for defendants . BLECKLEY , Judge . We are in a court of law , not in a court of equity . The action is ejectment , with no special allegations on which to adjudicate mere equitable rights , or found equitable relief ...
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... John Usry deceas- ed , to recover the sum of $ 1500.00 . The plaintiffs alleged in their declaration , that John Usry , by the eighth item of his will , bequeathed the said sum of money to his granddaugh- ter , which is in the following ...
... John Usry deceas- ed , to recover the sum of $ 1500.00 . The plaintiffs alleged in their declaration , that John Usry , by the eighth item of his will , bequeathed the said sum of money to his granddaugh- ter , which is in the following ...
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... John Usry's will , and that question is not altogether free from doubt or difficulty , in consequence of the peculiar wording of his will by the testator . In the construction of all legacies , the court will seek diligently for the ...
... John Usry's will , and that question is not altogether free from doubt or difficulty , in consequence of the peculiar wording of his will by the testator . In the construction of all legacies , the court will seek diligently for the ...
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... JOHN B. HAYES , plaintiff in error , vs. THE STATE OF GEOR- GIA , defendant in error . 1. Indictment not quashed because two of the grand jurors , Seaborn Watford and John W. Stoy , were on the jury list of the county as S. Wadford and John ...
... JOHN B. HAYES , plaintiff in error , vs. THE STATE OF GEOR- GIA , defendant in error . 1. Indictment not quashed because two of the grand jurors , Seaborn Watford and John W. Stoy , were on the jury list of the county as S. Wadford and John ...
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Page 525 - ... the party of the first part. The party of the second part...
Page 252 - The third condition provided tliat " if the interest of the assured in the property be any other than the entire, unconditional and sole ownership of the property, for the use and benefit of the assured...
Page 551 - Where the common seal of a corporation appears to be affixed to an instrument, and the signatures of the proper officers are proved, Courts are to presume that the officers did not exceed their authority, and the seal itself is prima •facie evidence that it was affixed by the proper authority. The contrary must be shown by the objecting party.
Page 239 - If the plaintiff by ordinary care could have avoided the consequences to himself caused by the defendant's negligence, he Is not entitled to recover. But in other cases the defendant is not relieved, although the plaintiff may In some way have contributed to the injury sustained.
Page 220 - The code, §3066, declares, that "in every tort there may be aggravating circumstances, either in the act or the intention, and in that event the jury may give additional damages, either to deter the wrong-doer from repeating the trespass, or as compensation for the wounded feelings of the plaintiff.
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Page 539 - On the trial of the case, the jury, under the charge of the court, found a verdict in favor of the defendant.
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Page 22 - ED his said intended wife, for and during the term of her natural life ; and...