Manes v. Slater
Supreme Court of Georgia
Ejectment. Title. Before Judge ScheEy. Bulloch Superior Court. October Term, 1871. James W. Slater, Daniel G. Slater and Lavinia Slater brought complaint against Elizabeth A. Manes, for a tract of land containing three hundred and twentyTfive acres, more or less, situate in the county of Bulloch, known as the “Beaver Pond tract.” The defendant pleaded the general issue, the statute of limitations and title hy prescription.
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Ejectment. Title. Before Judge ScheEy. Bulloch Superior Court. October Term, 1871. James W. Slater, Daniel G. Slater and Lavinia Slater brought complaint against Elizabeth A. Manes, for a tract of land containing three hundred and twentyTfive acres, more or less, situate in the county of Bulloch, known as the “Beaver Pond tract.” The defendant pleaded the general issue, the statute of limitations and title hy prescription. Upon the trial the plaintiffs introduced the following evidence: 1st. Deed from Samuel Slater, executed on January 1st, 1849, conveying the premises in dispute to Ann…
1Opinion of the Court
Tripre, Judge.
We presume the Court granted the new trial on the principle *442that “wher.e both plaintiff and defendant in ejectment deduce title from a common source it is not necessary for either party to go beyond that/’ as was held in Wood et al., vs. McGuire’s children, 17 Georgia, 303. But here this was not exactly the case. Plaintiffs claim under a deed from Samuel Slater to Ann Slater for life, with remainder to them. Defendant claims under a deed from Ann Slater and her husband, William Slater. No title or possession was ever shown in Samuel Slater, nor was there any evidence that Ann…
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