Pitts v. Hendrix
Supreme Court of Georgia
Trover, in Cass Superior Court. Tried before Judge Wright, February Term, 1849. This was an action of trover, brought by Eleanor Hendrix against Coleman Pitts, for one hundred barrels of corn. It appeared from the record of the proceedings; that-Hendrix, the husband of Eleanor Hendrix, died in possession of a certain tract of land — after his death, Eleanor Hendrix remained in possession.
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Trover, in Cass Superior Court. Tried before Judge Wright, February Term, 1849. This was an action of trover, brought by Eleanor Hendrix against Coleman Pitts, for one hundred barrels of corn. It appeared from the record of the proceedings; that-Hendrix, the husband of Eleanor Hendrix, died in possession of a certain tract of land — after his death, Eleanor Hendrix remained in possession. An execution against Eleanor Hendrix was levied by the Sheriff upon “all the interest she had in the land,” which was sold, and purchased by Coleman Pitts. At the time of the sale there was a growing crop…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
*454We have scrutinized closely the facts of this case, to find, if we could, some legal reason to sustain the decision of the Court below. The contest between these parties is an unequal one, and it is apparent from the record before us, that the defendant, Pitts, has got greatly the advantage of his female adversary. He has bought her entire interest for fifty dollars, when the Jury have found that the crop alone, which was growing on the land at the time of the sale, to be worth one hundred and fifty-six dollars. Our investigation has been…
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