Doe ex dem. Cofer v. Roe
Supreme Court of Georgia
This was an action of ejectment, verdict for the defendant, and motion for a new trial, which was refused by the court below. For the facts of the case, and the grounds of error taken, the reader is referred to the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Nisbet, Judge.
The facts material to be stated in this caso are as follows : the plaintiff below introduced in evidence, a copy grant from the State of Georgia, for the land in dispute, to his intestate, Absalom Jackson, dated in 1787 ; also his own letters of administration, dated in 184'i. It was proved that the plaintiff’s grant covered the land, and that it was in possession of tho defendant when the action was brought. The plaintiff’s intestate was proven to have been seen in Jackson county, (the county where the suit was ponding,) in 1794, and had not been heard from since…
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