Grier v. McLendon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Ejectment, in Troup Superior Court. Tried before Judge Hill, May Term, 1849. Susan McLendon brought an action against John Grier for a tract of land in Troup County, and on the trial, introduced a grant from the State to her.
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Ejectment, in Troup Superior Court. Tried before Judge Hill, May Term, 1849. Susan McLendon brought an action against John Grier for a tract of land in Troup County, and on the trial, introduced a grant from the State to her. The defendant offered in evidence a deed purporting to be from Jesse L. Laws, guardian of Susan McLendon, to Adam Harden, and “ the records of the Court of Ordinary of Troup, to prove the appointment of the'said Jesse L. Laws, as guardian of the said Susan McLendon, of the State of Alabama;” which was objected to by plaintiff, on the ground that “ the minor, having been…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court. —
Warner, J.
delivering the opinion.
[1.] The, only ground of error assigned to the judgment of the Court below is, the rejection of the record of the Court of Ordinary of Troup County, offered in evidence, to prove the appointment of Jesse L. Laws, as guardian of Susan McLendon, of the State of Alabama. The record of the Court of Ordinary, offered in evidence, unfortunately a has not been sent up as a part of the transcript, or been incorporated into the bill of exceptions. We must necessarily be governed by the certificate of the presiding Judge, for the facts apparent on the…
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