Thompson v. Cody
Supreme Court of Georgia
Levy and claim. Before Judge Beese. Warren superior court. October term, 1895. Upon five promissory notes averaging about $75 each,, Jep. M. Oody obtained judgments against Jaick Thompson on November 23, 1888, the notes being dated December 12, 1884, January 1, 1885, and January 1, 1886, and' bearing interest and attorney’s fees.
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Levy and claim. Before Judge Beese. Warren superior court. October term, 1895. Upon five promissory notes averaging about $75 each,, Jep. M. Oody obtained judgments against Jaick Thompson on November 23, 1888, the notes being dated December 12, 1884, January 1, 1885, and January 1, 1886, and' bearing interest and attorney’s fees. The executions issued upon these judgments were levied upon 135 acres of land' to which a claim was interposed by John L. Thompson, a son of the defendant in fi. fa. Upon the trial the court' directed a verdict for the plaintiff, and afterwards overruled a motion by…
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
The facts are stated in the official report.
1. To determine the several questions submitted in this case, we will first consider whether the claimant was a competent witness, upon the trial of this case, to testify as to transactions and dealings between himself and the defendant in execution. Under the provisions of our Civil Gode, §5269, all persons are competent and compellable to give evidence on behalf of either or both of the parties to a suit, unless such person fall within some of the exceptions stated in that section of the code. In a claim case the only two…
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