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Ivey v. Cowart

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 13, 1905PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Equitable petition. Before J. D. Bambo, judge pro hac vice. Early superior court. December 5, 1905. J. S. Cowart brought suit against B. E. Ivey, E. P. Ivey, T. J. Ivey, M. E. Livingston, E. E. Ivey, and Mollie Ivey, seeking to recover a strip of land which he claimed formed a part of land lot No. 400 in the sixth district of Early county, to recover damages for a trespass alleged to have been committed by the defendants in cutting timber on it, to enjoin further…

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Equitable petition. Before J. D. Bambo, judge pro hac vice. Early superior court. December 5, 1905. J. S. Cowart brought suit against B. E. Ivey, E. P. Ivey, T. J. Ivey, M. E. Livingston, E. E. Ivey, and Mollie Ivey, seeking to recover a strip of land which he claimed formed a part of land lot No. 400 in the sixth district of Early county, to recover damages for a trespass alleged to have been committed by the defendants in cutting timber on it, to enjoin further trespassing, and to recover the. land and mesne profits. On the trial the jury found in favor of the plaintiff, and also that the…

1Opinion of the CourtLuMPKIN, J.

1. The parties were in controversy as to the location of the line between lot number 400 in the sixth district of Early county, and lots numbers 381 and 382 in the seventh district of Baker county. Land lot number 381 was a fractional lot, as was also lot number 380, which lay just east of it. In seeking to determine where the line between Baker and Early counties ran, evidence was introduced as to the contents of various lots, and what effect as to the settlements upon some of the lots the establishing of the line in one place or another would have. Thus it was contended that lot number 381…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Daniel Boardman and Others, in Error v. The Lessees of Reed and Ford, M'call and Others, in ErrorSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  2. Mashburn & Co. v. Dannenberg Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. Waldrop v. WolffSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  4. Collinsville Granite Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  5. McCalla v. ShawSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. Bradley v. SheltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
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