Pitts v. Cox

In the second ground of the. amendment to her motion for new trial the claimant alleges that the court erred in charging the jury as follows: “In addition to that, gentlemen, she comes into court and traverses the return made by the officer. She says that the return is incorrect in so far as possession is concerned. She says that possession was at the time in the claimant, Mr. Pitts, and not in the defendant, A. J. Amerson; and that is the issue for you to determine. You understand, as I stated to you, the burden would be upon the claimant in this case to establish those facts by a…