Legal Opinion

Ray v. Green

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 19, 1901PublishedCited by 49 opinions

Equitable petition. Before Judge Felton. Crawford superior court. October 17, 1900.

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

1. In a suit to establish a lost deed, a quitclaim deed executed at the same time to the same land conveyed in the alleged lost deed, to the same grantee, and attested by the same witnesses, but executed by a different grantor, is irrelevant and not admissible in evidence.

2. If a plaintiff fails to establish the material allegations,of his petition, or if . his testimony is contradictory and uncertain as to such allegations, the court, on motion to nonsuit, should construe the evidence most strongly against him, and may, if no other testimony appears, be authorized to grant a non-suit ; but…

2Cited by49 opinions

  1. Chandler v. GatelyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  2. Clark v. BandySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  3. Southern Railway Co. v. HobbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  4. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  5. Sears, Roebuck & Company v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960

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