Williams v. Mitchem
Court of Appeals of Georgia
(Certiorari was granted by the Supreme Court). Trover; from city court of Morgan — Judge Miller. November 5, 1919. ' •
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
T. J. Williams and Y. D. McCollum brought an action of trover against C. E. Mitchem to recover certain described crops, not detached from the soil, alleged to be of the value of $10,000. The plaintiffs, at the time of filing their trover suit, also filed an affidavit to obtain bail. The defendant failed to give bond, and the plaintiffs, exercising their statutory right, gave the required bond, took possession of the crops, and gathered them. The crops were all matured, but were in the fields ungathered. The trial of the trover action resulted in a non-suit, and the court, upon motion of…
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