Legal Opinion

Andrew v. Stewart Bros.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 16, 1888PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Landlord and tenant. Crops. Evidence. Liens. Title. Promissory notes. Contracts. New trial. Before Judge Boynton. Newton superior court. September term, 1887. Reported in tbe decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

1. This was a distress warrant levied upon a crop. The levy was made while the crop was upon the premises which produced it. Claim was interposed, and the claimant moved to dismiss the levy, because it was not shown that the crop was in the possession of the defendant in the distress warrant. The motion was overruled, and we think, correctly. It was plainly inferable from the evidence that the crop was on the premises at the time it was levied upon; and besides, if it was doubtful under the plaintiff’s evidence, it was made very certain by the defendant’s evidence…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Lathrop & Co. v. ClewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hudson v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Leonard v. FieldsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
  3. Long v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  4. Watson v. SudderthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
  5. Horton v. Union StoreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917

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