Greer v. Fergerson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Smith. Dooly superior court. September term, 1897. The suit was by J. M. Fergerson, as sole heir at law of John Fergerson deceased, against Greer.
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Complaint for land. Before Judge Smith. Dooly superior court. September term, 1897. The suit was by J. M. Fergerson, as sole heir at law of John Fergerson deceased, against Greer. The plaintiff introduced in evidence a plat and grant from the State to Daniel Ponder, conveying the land in dispute, and offered a deed from Daniel Ponder to Davis Smith, purporting to have been executed on Jan. 17, 1827, in Monroe county, and witnessed by William P. Henry and John Spratling, J. I. C. Ata previous term the defendant had filed an affidavit of forgery to this deed, and both sides agreed that the…
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
The official report states the facts. From that report it appears that the land in controversy was sold in 1878 *554by the sheriff under a tax fi. fa., issued by the comptroller-general' of the State, for taxes due for the years 1874, 1875 and 1876. The fi. fa. was issued under authority of the act approved February 28, 1874 (Acts 1874, p. 105). That act provided that "all persons owning unimproved or wild lands” in counties not the counties of their residence shall return the same to the comptroller-general if the owners are non-residents of the State, or where the owners are residents of the…
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