Hawkins v. Dearing

Lumpkin, Justice.

In all his experience at the bar and upon the bench, covering a period of a little more than a quarter of a century, the writer has never encountered or read of a case the facts of which were like those involved in the one now under consideration. Upon its facts it has no precedent; and it is hardly possible that, in this respect, it will, itself, ever be useful as a precedent in litigation which may hereafter arise. "We therefore deem it unnecessary to set forth in detail or discuss the evidence presented to his honor of the circuit bench. We will, however, remark that a…