Grizzard v. Trammell

L. H. Grizzard instituted a bail-trover action in the civil court of Fulton County against Christine Trammell and Mrs. Fannie Coker to recover an electric phonograph and some phonograph records. The defendants disclaimed title or interest in the property. Helen Trammell filed a “petition” in the case claiming the phonograph as her property. Her petition was sworn to, but no bond or pauper affidavit was made. The issue formed by Helen Trammell’s petition was tried, and resulted in a verdict in her favor, and the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was overruled. Petition for certiorari was…