Nixon v. Lehman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition, to establish copy of lost record. Before Judge Edwards. Douglas superior court. November 20, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
The heirs at law of John W. Nixon instituted an action of complaint for land against J. S. Lehman, in Douglas superior court. The defendant claimed title through mesne conveyances under a deed from Z. A. Bice, administrator of John W. Nixon, purporting to have been executed on December 25, 1872. Lehman then filed a petition to the court of ordinary to establish a copy of an order of sale alleged to have been granted by the ordinary, and the plaintiffs in the ejectment suit resisted the application. By consent the ease was appealed to the superior court; and the exceptions are to. the…
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