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Jordan v. Ticknor

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 15, 1878PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Statute of limitations. Minors. Practice in the Superior Court. Before Judge Crisp. ' Sumter Superior Court. April Adjourned Term, 1878. Reported in the opinion. argued that infants were as much within the operation of the act of March 16,1869, as other persons; 45 Ga., 478, and 57 lb., 459, not authority on question.

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Statute of limitations. Minors. Practice in the Superior Court. Before Judge Crisp. ' Sumter Superior Court. April Adjourned Term, 1878. Reported in the opinion. argued that infants were as much within the operation of the act of March 16,1869, as other persons; 45 Ga., 478, and 57 lb., 459, not authority on question. See Code, §§1812, 1816, 1819 ; 44 Ga., 449. Courts cannot engraft exceptions, Ang. on Lim., §§23,194, 532; 1 Cow., 356 ; 5 Barb., 393; 2 Curtis, C. C., 480 ; 15 Ala., 194; 3 John. Oh., 146; 17 Yerm., 90; 2 Wheaton, 25 ; 1 Peters’, 366 ; 3 lb., 270 ; 5 Ga., 230 ; 15 lb., 8 ; 32…

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Justice.

David A. Ticknor, Sidny J. Ticknor, Jennie Ticknor, and James Henry and Mary J. Ticknor, the two last named being minors and suing by their next friend, Jennie Tick-nor, brought suit in Sumter superior court at the April term, 1874, against John W. Jordan.

The declaration alleges that George C. Ticknor died in the year 1852; that David A. and Sidny J. Ticknor are the son and daughter of the said George O.; that Jennie Ticknor is the .widow, and James Henry and Mary J. Tick-nor are the children of George M. Ticknor, who was the son of George C. Ticknor, and now deceased ; that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lake v. HardeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
  2. Hobbs v. CodySupreme Court of Georgia · 1872

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Dean v. FeelySupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  2. Austin v. RaifordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  3. Byne v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
  4. Weaver v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  5. Chamblee v. DavieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891

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