Grace v. Means
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Parker. Pulaski superior court. Septeiñber 1, 1906. This is a complaint for land, instituted by T. PL Grace against Minerva Pate et al. After suit was instituted Minerva Pate died, and Lancaster, as administrator, was made party defendant in her place. The plaintiff amended by striking 'all other defendants. The suit as amended was for the recovery of one acre of land.
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Complaint for land. Before Judge Parker. Pulaski superior court. Septeiñber 1, 1906. This is a complaint for land, instituted by T. PL Grace against Minerva Pate et al. After suit was instituted Minerva Pate died, and Lancaster, as administrator, was made party defendant in her place. The plaintiff amended by striking 'all other defendants. The suit as amended was for the recovery of one acre of land. It appeared that during the year 1893 W. J. Grace owned a tract of twenty-acres, known as the old Grace place, and sold one acre in the southeast corner thereof to Minerva Pate for $100. There…
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson; J.
This is a complaint for land. Two defenses are made: one, that the deed under which the plaintiff claims was a mere security deed, based upon a usurious consideration, and therefore void; the other, that the defendant had equities, of which the plaintiff had notice at the time of his purchase, of such a character as would create superior title and defeat -recovery. Upon the first defense, no evidence was offered in its support. No further reference need be made to that. The second defense was insisted upon, and upon that the court directed the verdict. The plaintiff and defendant…
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