Brown v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Georgia
Charge of Court. Words and Phrases. Evidence. Attorney and Client. Before judge Simmons. Houston Superior Court. October Term, 1886. To the report contained in the decision, it is necessary to add only the following: The charge of the court, various paragraphs of which formed grounds of the motion for a new trial, was as follows : “ This suit in ejectment is brought by Mrs. Brown, the former wife of W. H. Lowe, for the recovery of the west half of lot of land 116 in your…
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Charge of Court. Words and Phrases. Evidence. Attorney and Client. Before judge Simmons. Houston Superior Court. October Term, 1886. To the report contained in the decision, it is necessary to add only the following: The charge of the court, various paragraphs of which formed grounds of the motion for a new trial, was as follows : “ This suit in ejectment is brought by Mrs. Brown, the former wife of W. H. Lowe, for the recovery of the west half of lot of land 116 in your county. She claims that Mr. John F. Lowe and Samuel Lowe have possession of that land, and that they refuse to surrender it…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The action was by the heirs at law of W. H. Lowe, deceased, Mrs. Brown, formerly Mrs. Lowe, suing in her *6own behalf and as next friend of her minor children. The defendants were the father and the brother of the deceased, together with their tenant, Matthews.
In the lifetime of the deceased, one Hardison owned certain lands, including the premises now in dispute. The deceased severally, or he and his father jointly, made a contract with Hardison for the purchase of some of these lands, and possibly of all, whether of the premises in dispute with the rest, is uncertain.…
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