Trimble v. Borroughs

This action was brought in the court below by the appellee to recover from appellant a certain section of school land, situated in Coke County. Appellant in the court below presented a motion for a change of venue of this cause, based upon two grounds, as follows:

"1. There exists in this, Coke County, so great a prejudice against defendant that he can not obtain a fair and impartial trial.

“2. That the belief that in making the application for the purchase of the land in controversy from the State by the defendant he was acting in collusion with F. L. and B. H. Harris, for the purpose of…