White v. White
Supreme Court of Georgia
Witness. Evidence. Trover. Before Judge Adams. 'Glynn Superior Court. May Term, 1883. Gus White brought trover for certain cattle against Frederick F.enton and Becky White. Fenton disclaimed .title, and the real contest was between Gus and Becky White.
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Witness. Evidence. Trover. Before Judge Adams. 'Glynn Superior Court. May Term, 1883. Gus White brought trover for certain cattle against Frederick F.enton and Becky White. Fenton disclaimed .title, and the real contest was between Gus and Becky White. On the trial, the plaintiff testified that he owned '.the cattle in dispute; that he lived with his father until the death of the latter, and had control of the cattle sued ;for; that after plaintiff’s marriage, he moved into a house that his father had given him, about two hundred yards from the family residence, and separated therefrom by a…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
The defendant brought his action against plaintiffs in error, to recover certain cattle. The j ury found for defendant in error, the plaintiff below; and defendants, who are plaintiffs in error, moved for a-new trial. The court overruled the motion, and defendants excepted, and now here say, the court erred in refusing the motion.
One ground of the motion is, that the court erred in allowing Gus White to testify in the case, because his father, from whom he acquired the cattle sued for, was dead. There was no error in allowing the plaintiff to testify; his father, who was…
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