National Bauxite Co. v. Republic Mining & Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before Judge Park. Wilkinson superior court. January 5, 1916. The National Bauxite Company brought suit to recover a one-fourth undivided interest in a certain tract of land, and mesne profits, against the Republic Mining and Manufacturing Company and R. E- Briesnick. The case involved also an accounting between the parties, and was referred, under appropriate orders, to an auditor.
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Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before Judge Park. Wilkinson superior court. January 5, 1916. The National Bauxite Company brought suit to recover a one-fourth undivided interest in a certain tract of land, and mesne profits, against the Republic Mining and Manufacturing Company and R. E- Briesnick. The case involved also an accounting between the parties, and was referred, under appropriate orders, to an auditor. The auditor, after a hearing, made and filed his report containing various findings upon the questions of law and fact, and a general finding that the plaintiff was not entitled to…
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