Thompson v. Turner
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equity. Practice in Superior Court. Easements. Verdict. Before Judge TOMPKINS. Chatham Superior Court. December Term, 1881. Turner owned a lot in the city of Savannah, for many years, and built a house on one-half of it. Upon his death, his widow, Mrs. Turner, became his executrix, and as such sold the property. The improved half-lot was purchased by a vendor under whom Thompson bought; the 'other half-lot by Mrs. Turner, with the assent of all the legatees.
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Equity. Practice in Superior Court. Easements. Verdict. Before Judge TOMPKINS. Chatham Superior Court. December Term, 1881. Turner owned a lot in the city of Savannah, for many years, and built a house on one-half of it. Upon his death, his widow, Mrs. Turner, became his executrix, and as such sold the property. The improved half-lot was purchased by a vendor under whom Thompson bought; the 'other half-lot by Mrs. Turner, with the assent of all the legatees. There was a dispute about the line between the two half-lots. Mrs. Turner claimed a line located by old palings, and lines dividing this…
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Chief Justice.
This case was before this court in 58th Ga., 268. A new trial was then granted and the decree set aside, on the ground that the court erred in decreeing a perpetual injunction against obstructing the light of complainant’s windows, the question of their necessity to the reasonable use of the rooms lighted by them not having been passed upon by the jury.
On the second trial of the case, the jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find for the complainant, and that the true line is the last survey of March 14, 1875, as given by City Survéyor Hogg, and further…
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- Turner v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
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