Rushin v. Shields & Ball
Supreme Court of Georgia
Claim, in Stewart Superior Court. Tried before Judge Iverson, April Term, 1852. A fi.fa. in favor of Shields & Ball vs. G. H. Croxton, was levied on a tract of land in Stewart County, to which William Rushin interposed a claim.
Read the full summary
Claim, in Stewart Superior Court. Tried before Judge Iverson, April Term, 1852. A fi.fa. in favor of Shields & Ball vs. G. H. Croxton, was levied on a tract of land in Stewart County, to which William Rushin interposed a claim. Upon the trial, the plaintiffs in fi.fa. offered in evidence, a copy deed from John Stanton to James Moore; to which plaintiffs counsel objected, on the ground that the probate thereof was not sufficient to authorize its registry; the subscribing witness swearing, u that he saw John Stanton sign and seal the deed, and for the purposes therein named; and that he also…
1Opinion of the Court
*639 By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
[1.] William Shields and John F. Ball, comprising the firm of Shields & Ball, holding an execution against Gideon H. Croxton, caused the same to be levied on the south half of lot No. 7, in the first section and 33d district of what was originally Lee County, containing 202|- acres. The land was claimed bv William Rushin. Plaintiffs.in fi.ja. read in evidence on the trial, a duplicate plot and grant, from the State of Georgia, to one John Stanton, for the premises. They then offered and proposed to read a copy deed from John Stanton to James…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Giddings v. SmithSupreme Court of Vermont · 1843
- Hodgson v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1805
- Stanton v. ButtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1818
- Duncan v. DuncanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1833
3Cited by34 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. BabcockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Whiddon v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Fogarty v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Hayden v. MitchellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Mays v. FletcherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.