Skellie v. James
Supreme Court of Georgia
Husband and wife. Bona fides. Witness. Attorney and client. Before Judge Q-ustin. Houston superior court. April term, 1888: A fi. fa. in favor of T. O. Skellie, issued on judgment rendered October 8th, 1886, against J. B. James, was levied on certain land, which was claimed by Mary Janj.es, wife of the defendant in fi.fa.
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Husband and wife. Bona fides. Witness. Attorney and client. Before Judge Q-ustin. Houston superior court. April term, 1888: A fi. fa. in favor of T. O. Skellie, issued on judgment rendered October 8th, 1886, against J. B. James, was levied on certain land, which was claimed by Mary Janj.es, wife of the defendant in fi.fa. On the trial, the claimant introduced a deed executed October 3, 1884, by which her husband conveyed to her the land in question, amounting to 350 acres, the consideration of the conveyance being $2,275 paid by Mrs. James (part of her separate estate) and the assumption by…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
An execution in favor of Skellie was levied on certain lands, which were claimed by Mary James, the wife of the defendant in execution. On the trial of the case, the jury, under the charge of the court, returned a verdict for the claimant. The plaintiff made a motion for a new trial on several grounds, which was overruled by the court, and he excepted. The facts will be found in the official report of the case. •
1. One of the grounds taken in the motion for a new trial was the following: (8) Error in charging as follows: “When the jury shall have clearly satisfied themselves…
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