Legal Opinion

Lightner v. Brannon & Wynn

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 30, 1896PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Certiorari. Before Judge Butt. Chattahoochee superior court. September term, 1895. An execution in favor of Brannon & Wynn against Burton Blowers, founded on a judgment rendered in February, 189-1, was levied by a constable, September 3, 1891, on 50 bushels of corn and 500 pounds of seed-cotton, and later in the same month on 3,000 pounds of seed-cotton, 5,000 pounds of seed-cotton ungathered, and 100 bundles of fodder. Claims were interposed by J. hi.

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Certiorari. Before Judge Butt. Chattahoochee superior court. September term, 1895. An execution in favor of Brannon & Wynn against Burton Blowers, founded on a judgment rendered in February, 189-1, was levied by a constable, September 3, 1891, on 50 bushels of corn and 500 pounds of seed-cotton, and later in the same month on 3,000 pounds of seed-cotton, 5,000 pounds of seed-cotton ungathered, and 100 bundles of fodder. Claims were interposed by J. hi. Lightner, and a verdict was rendered for him in justice’s court. On certiorari the superior court ordered that the verdict be set aside, the…

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Justice.

The official report states the facts. The principle announced in the case of Duncan, v. Clark, 96 Ga. 263, and cases there cited, to which reference is made in the headnote, is directly applicable to tlhe facts in the present case, and hence no further opinion is necessary.

Judgment affirmed.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Duncan v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Farkas v. Third National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  2. Kidd v. KiddSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
  3. Carr v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  4. Hall Bros. v. McGaugheySupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  5. Robitzsch v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940

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