Mayor of Milledgeville v. Cranford

Nichols, Presiding Judge.

The “lost deed” sought to be established was a warranty deed to the streets lying within and adjacent to lands of L. S. Holsenbeck in the City of Milledgeville, and upon first examination of the record it appeared that the plaintiffs had failed to carry the burden of proving the existence of the lost deed where no authority for the execution of such deed was proved (resolution, etc., of the Mayor & Aldermen of the City of Milledgeville tó dispose of such property to L. S. Holsenbeck). However, upon further study and additional research it appears that the case was…