Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1878PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Homestead. Taxes. Before Judge Tompkins. Bryan Superior Court. October Term, 1877. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Warner, Chief Justice.

This was a claim case, on the trial of which the jury, under the charge of the court, found the property subject to *77tliefi.fas. levied thereon. A motion was made for a new trial on the ground therein stated, which was overruled, and the claimant excepted. It appears from the evidence in the record, that two fi. fas. were issued by the comptroller general of the state, against Thomas ~W. Davis and his securities, as a defaulting tax collector of Bryan county for the years 1873 and 1874, for the aggregate sum of SI,661.00, which were levied on the land in dispute as the…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Perkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Cahn v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
  3. American Surety Co. v. Wayne CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934

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