Bazemore v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Title. Deeds. Duress. Estoppel. Before Judge Hill. Bibb Superior Court. October Term, 1876. Amanda Bazemore brought ejectment against Azel R. Freeman. Pending the litigation, the defendant died, and his executors, Milo S. Freeman et al., were made parties in his stead. The facts are reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover the possession of a tract of land described in the plaintiff’s declaration. On the trial of the case, as it appears from the evidence in the record, it was admitted that the defendant claimed the land in dispute under a deed executed by Mrs. Bazemore, the plaintiff, and her husband, Marcus D. Bazemore. Mrs. Bazemore was in*277troduced as a witness in her own favor, and her counsel proposed to prove by her the following facts, to-wit :
“ That Marcus L>. Bazemore, her husband, practiced duress in…
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