J. W. BURKE & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1876.

Supreme Court of Georgia,

DURING THE PERIOD OF THESE REPORTS.

*During the vacation succeeding the January term, 1875, Judges MCCAY and TRIPPE resigned. Judges BLECKLEY and JACKSON were appointed their successors, and qualified respectively, July 29 and July 28, 1875.

†The term of office of Judge STROZER having expired. he was succeeded by Judge WRIGHT, who qualified February 22d. 1875.

Judge SCHLEY having resigned, Judge TOMPKINS was appointed to succeed him. He qualified January 19, 1875.

NOTE.

By act of 1866 (section 4270 of the Code) the decisions of the Supreme Court are required to be announced by written synopses of the points decided. The decisions thus announced from the bench by Judges McCay, Trippe, Bleckley and Jackson, are made the head-notes to the cases. The decisions announced by Chief Justice Warner are published as his opinions, the headnotes being made by the Reporter. All other head-notes by the Reporter are designated by (R.)

TABLE OF CASES.

A

Adams & Bro. vs. Humphreys, . 496

Akin vs. Ord'y of Bartow county, 59

Alexander vs. Herring et al., ad-

ministrators,

Bondholders, etc., adv. Clews &

Co,

Born & Co. vs Dallas et al., .
Bostwick adv. Lackey.

483 Brookins, ord'y, adv. Hammond,

att'y gen'l,

93 Brooks vs. The State,.

315

499

45

200

623

503

Bradley et al. vs. Saddler et al., . 681

Bradshaw et al. vs. Gormerly et al.,557

Brinkley vs. The State, .
Bromblett adv. Spriggs,

· 371

348

586

. 695

36

296

498

332

137 Broughton adv. Cohen,

507 Brown et al, adv. Steele,

690 Bruce adv. Hill, .

Bruce vs Conyers, .

Allen, adm'r, adv. Porter, .

Allen vs. Atlanta St. R. R. Co.,

Allen vs. Solomon et al.,.

Anderson adv. Delaney,

Anderson et al. adv. Forbes,

Anderson vs. Beard,

Anderson vs. Blythe,.

Arnold et al. adv. Sterling,

Athens M'f'g Co. adv. Rucker,.

Atkins adv. Pratt, ex'r, .

Atkinson adv. Awtry, ex'r, .

Atlanta & W. P. R. R. Co.

McLendon,

Atlanta St. R. R. Co. adv. Allen, 503

Aug. & Sav. R. R. Co. adv. The

adv.

Bullard et al. adv. Jones,

Burney vs. Harris et al.,

Burney vs. Wheelan et al.,
Butler adv, Beall,.
Butler et al, adv. Barrett, .
Butts adv. Pugh,.

Byne adv. Kemp & Mock,

495 Byne et al. vs. Byne, .

264 Byne vs Byne et al., .

95

Byrd, adm'r, adv. Tippin,.

C

473

43

581

. 465

527

. 257

258

119

339 Calhoun adv. Hollis, ex'r, et al. . 115
. 212 Callaway et al. adv. Crutchfield,469
15 Callaway vs. Walls, sh'ff, et al., . 167

159 Calloway, ex'r., et al. vs. People's

Bank, etc., et al., .

Calloway, ex'r, et al. vs. People's

441

572

Bank, etc., et al.,.
Candler et al., trust's, vs Corra,. 190

Ballenger vs. McLane,

Barber vs. Terrell,

146

Barnes et al., vs. Underwood, ad-

ministrator,

87

Barnett et al. vs. People's Bank,

etc., et al.,.

Barrett vs. Butler et al., .

Barry adv. Crane, adm'r, .

Beall, ex'r, adv. Scogin et al.,
Beall vs. Butler, .

Beard adv. Anderson,

Bennett vs, Williams & Co, et al.,
ex'rs,

Biggers et al. vs. King, adm'x, . 369

Bivings adv. Haddock,.

Blandford et al, vs. Redd, ex'r, . 123

Blythe adv. Anderson, .

507

Central R. R. & B. Co. vs. Cars-

well, trust.,

Cargill & Daniel adv. Turman, . 663

581 Carroll adv. Moore,.

126

500 Carroll vs. Turner, .

177

499 Carswell, trust., adv., C. R. R. &

43 B. Co.,.

251

Cassada adv. Compton.

74

509

. 251

Board of Com'rs of Houston Co.

adv. Cook,

163