Goodson v. Beacham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action to recover land, from Lee. Tried before Judge Aleen, April, 1857. This was an action brought under the form prescribed by Act of 1847, by John Beacham, against Mary Goodson and Ananias Newsom, to recover lot of land No. 101, situated in the 16th district of Lee county, and for mesne profits. At the trial, plaintiff dismissed as to Newsom, and proceeded against Mary Goodson alone. Plaintiff offered in evidence : 1st. A grant of the lot in controversy to Ans.
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Action to recover land, from Lee. Tried before Judge Aleen, April, 1857. This was an action brought under the form prescribed by Act of 1847, by John Beacham, against Mary Goodson and Ananias Newsom, to recover lot of land No. 101, situated in the 16th district of Lee county, and for mesne profits. At the trial, plaintiff dismissed as to Newsom, and proceeded against Mary Goodson alone. Plaintiff offered in evidence : 1st. A grant of the lot in controversy to Ans. Kimberly, dated 29 th May, 1829. 2d. Depositions of William Y. Hansell. 3d. A deed from W. C. Street to Samuel M. Street and…
1Opinion of the CourtBenning, J.
By the Court. delivering the opinion.
The Court refused to grant the motion for a new trial. Was that right ?
The first ground of the motion, is of no validity.
Hawkins’s statement was this: “That he instructed the Sheriff to sell only the interest of Goodson, and so notified! the crowd.”
This is a quite different thing, from “ a statement that the land was sold,” &c.
And the evidence is not such, as to make it clear beyond a reasonable doubt, that Hawkins had authority from Beach-am, to make even this statement, or, authority to act for Beaeham in any way.
Then, the constable proves, that he…
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