Williams v. Garrison
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Polk Superior Court. Decision by Judge Hammond, April, 1859. This was a bill filed by Lovick P.. Garrison, against John.
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In Equity, in Polk Superior Court. Decision by Judge Hammond, April, 1859. This was a bill filed by Lovick P.. Garrison, against John. B. Williams, Henry M. Williams, and Edward D. Chisholm, and alleges in substance, as follows: That in the year 1852, George M. Garrison, the brother of complainant, being largely indebted, probably insolvent, and being desirous of selling the tract of land owned by him, and upon which he resided, to raise money to pay his debts, sold the same to one Joseph Taylor, one of his creditors, and also representing other creditors, in payment and satisfaction of said…
1Opinion of the Court
— Benning J.
By the Court.
delivering the opinion.
Did the Court err in overruling the motion to dissolve the injunction ? We think so.
We think that if there was any equity in the bill, it was very fully sworn off, by the answer.
The bill contains this statement; “Your orator does not know of his own knowledge, whether the knowledge of the • ownership of said Flournoy, came to said Williams, before, or after, said compromise, but believes and charges, that it was before.” This is an allegation essential to the equity of the bill; and it is in a very weak form. It is put on mere belief, and no…
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