Brice v. Sheffield

Mrs. Sarah Sheffield brought a complaint for land against,Wi^liam.Brice, in,the superior co,urt of Bibb county. The abstract, of title .attached to the petition included three deeds, (1) from Mrs. Aletha .Brice to Robert Brice, (2) .from Robert Brice to J. W. ¡Skipper ,Jr., and, (3) from J. W. Skipper Jr. to plaintiff. The defendant, by ,his. plea admitted possession, and alleged that he claimed title by virtue of a deed from Aletha, Brice to himself, of superior. date to the deed from Aletha Brice to Robert Brice, upon which plaintiff relied. Pending the trial the court permitted the…