Cogan v. Christie
Supreme Court of Georgia
Possession. Notice. New trial. Before ■ Judge Harrele. Terrell Superior Court. May Term, 1872. Simon Cogan filed his bill against Nathan G. Christie, Sea-born A. Smith, and William Pemberton and Richard R. Brown, as executors of William B. Jones, for the purpose of canceling two deeds to the “Cogan Mill Place,” one from Christie to Smith, dated November 1st, 1859, and one from Smith to Jones, dated August 4th, 1863. (The record also fixes this year as 1867.) The bill further…
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Possession. Notice. New trial. Before ■ Judge Harrele. Terrell Superior Court. May Term, 1872. Simon Cogan filed his bill against Nathan G. Christie, Sea-born A. Smith, and William Pemberton and Richard R. Brown, as executors of William B. Jones, for the purpose of canceling two deeds to the “Cogan Mill Place,” one from Christie to Smith, dated November 1st, 1859, and one from Smith to Jones, dated August 4th, 1863. (The record also fixes this year as 1867.) The bill further prayed that Christie might be required to specifically perform his contract contained in a bond for titles, in which he…
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
1. The error complained of in this case is the granting of a new trial by the Court below. The main facts of the case are as follows : Cogan and Jordan purchased a tract of land with a mill thereon from Christie, who executed to them his bond to make a title thereto when the purchase money therefor should be paid. Cogan went into possession of the land and alleges he has paid all the purchase money, that Jordan relinquished all his interest in the land to him. The evidence in the record upon this part of the case is somewhat conflicting. It appears, however, that…
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