Williams & Co. v. Hart
Supreme Court of Georgia
Sheriff. Levy and sale. Evidence. Debtor and creditor. Fraud. Claim. Title. Practice in the Superior Court. Before Judge Lawson. Greene Superior Court. September Term, 1879..
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Sheriff. Levy and sale. Evidence. Debtor and creditor. Fraud. Claim. Title. Practice in the Superior Court. Before Judge Lawson. Greene Superior Court. September Term, 1879.. To the report contained in the decision it is only necessary, in connection with the third, fourth and fifth divisions, to set out the following, which were among the grounds of the motion for new trial: (1.) Because the court erred in admitting the following testimony of claimant, James F. Hart: “ It (the sheriff’s deed) was intended to cover the whole property. I understood that it was sold, and that the deed covered…
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Justice.
An execution was levied upon a house and lot in the unincorporated village of Union Point, as the property of J. B. Hart & Son, defendants in execution ; it was claimed by J. F. Hart, and on the trial, under the charge of the court, the jury returned a verdict for the claimant; the plaintiffs moved for a new trial, it was refused and they excepted.
The motion is predicated on many grounds, and the-question is, should it have been granted on either?
1. The claimant bought land at a sheriff’s sale, as the property of J. B. Hart, consisting of 900 acres more or, less, giving…
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