Martin v. English
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Trover; from city court of Sandersville—Judge Jordan. April 18, 1918. In this action L. J. Martin sought to recover a certain automobile from B. A. English, sheriff of Washington county, Georgia.
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Trover; from city court of Sandersville—Judge Jordan. April 18, 1918. In this action L. J. Martin sought to recover a certain automobile from B. A. English, sheriff of Washington county, Georgia. The defendant filed an answer in which he admitted possession of the automobile and denied that it was the property of the plaintiff, and further answered as follows: Defendant is the. duly elected and qualified sheriff of Washington county, and by virtue o'f that fact is under the law the sheriff of the.city court of Sandersville. The automobile referred to in plaintiff’s petition as being in the…
1DissentStephens, J.
L. J. Martin instituted a suit in trover in the city court of Sandersville against B. A. English, sheriff of Washington county, for the recovery of a certain automobile,' alleged to be in the possession of the defendant, to which plaintiff claimed title. The defendant answered, and by way of defense set up that he held possession of the automobile in question by virtue of a judgment or decree of the judge of the city court of Sanders-ville condemning the automobile and ordering it sold; alleging in his answer that the car had been seized by one of his deputies while it was being used to…
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