Redwine v. Brown
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Coweta Superior Court. Tried before Judge Hum, March Term, 1851. This bill was filed to enjoin an action of ejectment, for the recovery of lot of land No. 161, in the first district of Cow-eta County.
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In Equity, in Coweta Superior Court. Tried before Judge Hum, March Term, 1851. This bill was filed to enjoin an action of ejectment, for the recovery of lot of land No. 161, in the first district of Cow-eta County. The bill alleged, that in the land lottery authorized by the Act of 1825, disposing of the territory lying between the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, James St. John, one of the defendants, drew the said lot of land, for which a grant issued, in 1827; that St. John sold and conveyed the land to Michael Madden; that Madden conveyed it to Giles B. Taylor; Taylor to Shadrach Pérry;…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
Lewis Redwine filed his bill in the Superior Court of Coweta County, stating that under the Lottery Act of 1825, disposing of that portion of the territory of Georgia, which lies between the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, one James St. John drew lot No. 161, in the 1st District of said County, and that the same was granted to him by the State, on the 11th day of October, 1828; that on the 20th of the same month and year, St. John conveyed the land to one Michael Madden; that shortly thereafter, Madden conveyed to one Giles B. Taylor; these deeds…
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