Harrison v. Hatcher
Supreme Court of Georgia
Ejectment. Evidence. Fraudulent conveyances. Sayings of party in possession. Practice in Superior and Supreme Courts. Presumptions. Before Judge Harrell. Quitman Superior Court. May Term, 1871. This was ejectment by. Doe, upon the demises of John W. Hatcher, as trustee for his named children and of Bird W. Tarver against Roe, casual ejector, and L. L. Harrison, tenant, for land in said county.
Read the full summary
Ejectment. Evidence. Fraudulent conveyances. Sayings of party in possession. Practice in Superior and Supreme Courts. Presumptions. Before Judge Harrell. Quitman Superior Court. May Term, 1871. This was ejectment by. Doe, upon the demises of John W. Hatcher, as trustee for his named children and of Bird W. Tarver against Roe, casual ejector, and L. L. Harrison, tenant, for land in said county. It was begun on the 12th of October, 1869. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and a prescriptive right by seven years’ adverse possession before the beginning of the suit. Plaintiff traced title from the…
1Opinion of the Court
McCay, Judge.
1. It would be far better, and oft-times would relieve this Court from embarrassment, if it were always made distinctly to appear in the record on a motion for a new trial, that the grounds taken are or are not true. A motion is sometimes made and overruled, and it is impossible for this Court to say whether it was overruled because the Judge was satisfied there was no error in his ruling, or because he did not rule as stated. In this case we have had some difficulty in getting at the truth in this very particular. But, after much consideration, we have concluded that as this was…
2Cited by18 opinions
- Parrott v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Wallace v. MizeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Kirkpatrick v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Sinclair v. FriedlanderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Sewell v. NorrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.