Mattox v. Bryan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Ejectment, in Clinch Superior Court. Tried before Judge Love, June Term, 1855. This action was brought by Elijah Mattox, against M. J. Bryan, for the recovery of lots 574 and 575, in 13th district of Appling County, originally.
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Ejectment, in Clinch Superior Court. Tried before Judge Love, June Term, 1855. This action was brought by Elijah Mattox, against M. J. Bryan, for the recovery of lots 574 and 575, in 13th district of Appling County, originally. On the trial, he offered in evidence grants from the State to him, to the lots aforesaid, and the following testimony: Lucius C. Mattox: Proved that he knew lots Nos. 574 and 575, and that he knew that they were in the 13th district of Clinch County; that he knows that the defendant was certainly in the possession of the southern part of one, to-wit: No. 575; and he…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
[1.] There are but two questions in this case: 1st. Was-the testimony on the part of the defendant relevent to the issue ? And secondly. With that testimony, was not the verdict strongly and decidedly against the evidence; and excluding that testimony, wholly without proof?
1. The issue to be tried was, whether the grants from the State of Georgia to Elijah Mattox, the plaintiff, to lots Nos. 574 and 575, in the 13th district of originally Appling, now Clinch County, covered the premises in dispute, to-wit: The-possession of M. J. Rryan, the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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