Phillips v. O'Neal
Supreme Court of Georgia
Boundaries. Mistake. Fraud. Title. Evidence. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. December term, 1890. , Deported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
This case has been here twice before. O’Neal v. Phillips, 83 Ga. 556 ; Phillips v. O'Neal, 85 Ga. 142. On the first occasion it was held that, if the pleas of O’Neal were found to be true, the verdict should be in his favor. At the trial which took place afterwards the verdict was in his favor, and this was a finding that the pleas were true. But the court having admitted some illegal evidence that may have influenced the jury in their opinion as to where'the true boundary which originally divided the premises of the respective parties was located, a new trial was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- O'Neal v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Phillips v. O'NealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
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