Brown v. Redwyne
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in. Coweta Superior Court. Tried before Judge Warner, March Term, 1854. Lewis Redwyne filed his bill in the Superior Court of Coweta county, stating, that under the Lottery Act of 1825, disposing of that portion, of the territory of Georgia, which lies between the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, one James St. John drew Lot Number 161, in the first district of said County, and that the same was granted to him by the State, on the 11th day of October, 1828; that on…
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In Equity, in. Coweta Superior Court. Tried before Judge Warner, March Term, 1854. Lewis Redwyne filed his bill in the Superior Court of Coweta county, stating, that under the Lottery Act of 1825, disposing of that portion, of the territory of Georgia, which lies between the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, one James St. John drew Lot Number 161, in the first district of said County, and that the same was granted to him by the State, on the 11th day of October, 1828; that on the 20th of the same month and year, St. John conveyed the land to one Michael Madden; that shortly thereafter, Madden…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Benning, J.
delivering the opinion.
What is an “ exhibit ?” Is it a thing belonging to pleading or to evidence ? It is said, in 1 Daniel’s Ch. Pr. 475-6, Marg. “that in stating deeds or other written instruments in a bill, it .is usual to refer to the instrument, itself, in some such words as the following, viz: 1 as in and by the said indenture, reference being thereunto had when produced, will more fully and at large appear’. The effect of such a reference, is to make the whole document referred to, part of the record. It is to be observed, that it does not make it evidence ; in…
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