Prater v. Cox
Supreme Court of Georgia
Title. Fraud. Prescription. Statute of limitations. Principal and agent. Notice. Before Judge MoOutchen. Whitfield Superior Court. October Term, 1879. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This was an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiff against the defendants to recover the possession of a tract of land therein described. . On'the trial of the case the jury, under the charge of the court, found a verdict in favor of the defendants. A motion was made for a new trial on various grounds, one of which was, that the verdict was contrary to the charge of the court and therefore contrary to law, which was overruled and the plaintiff excepted.
It appears from the evidence in the record, that Prater, the plaintiff’s lessor, purchased the land in dispute at…
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