Brown v. Colson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Ejectment. Evidence. Before Judge Clark. Calhoun Superior Court. March Term, 1870. Isaac Colson et al., as heirs-at-law of Dennis Colson, sued Brown for certain lands in said county. One of the plaintiffs testified that in 1839 his father, Dennis Colson, died in possession of said lots, and that dower in them was assigned to his wife, and she held possession; that she died in 1860 or 1861; that Brown was in possession at her death, claiming under Williams & Baldwin.
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Ejectment. Evidence. Before Judge Clark. Calhoun Superior Court. March Term, 1870. Isaac Colson et al., as heirs-at-law of Dennis Colson, sued Brown for certain lands in said county. One of the plaintiffs testified that in 1839 his father, Dennis Colson, died in possession of said lots, and that dower in them was assigned to his wife, and she held possession; that she died in 1860 or 1861; that Brown was in possession at her death, claiming under Williams & Baldwin. It was admitted that plaintiffs were heirs of Dennis Colson. Plaintiff’s counsel tendered in evidence the record of said…
1Opinion of the Court
*By the Court—
BROWN, C. J.,
delivering the opinion.
The evidence in this case shows that Dennis Colson died in 1839 in possession of the premises in dispute, which were assigned to his widow as dower in 1840, who went into possession. The heirs-at-law of Dennis Colson, after the death of the widow, found Brown in possession, holding under' Williams & Baldwin, and they brought ejectment for the recovery of the premises; plaintiff’s proved the above facts, and introduced a copy of the record, in the case from Baker county, showing the assignment of dower in the premises to the widow, and closed.…
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