Amos v. Parker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Processioning. Practice. Jurisdiction. .Before Judge Martin. Taylor superior court. February term, 1891. In tlie office of the clerk of tlie superior court was filed a report signed by three persons as processioners, in substance as follows : The undersigned pi’ocessioners of tlie 737th district G. M., met on the northeastern part of land lot 109 in the 15th district of Taylor county.
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Processioning. Practice. Jurisdiction. .Before Judge Martin. Taylor superior court. February term, 1891. In tlie office of the clerk of tlie superior court was filed a report signed by three persons as processioners, in substance as follows : The undersigned pi’ocessioners of tlie 737th district G. M., met on the northeastern part of land lot 109 in the 15th district of Taylor county. Plaiutiff Parker claimed that he was entitled to 30 acres of land in the northeastern corner of the lot, and that the south line of said 30 acres was not the “old wire road,” but south of said road. Mrs. Amos…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The statutory provisions applicable to this case are found in the code, §§2384-2393 inclusive. To ascertain and fix new lines is not within the power or functions of processioners. Their vocation is to run and mark lines which at some previous time were located and established. They seek and find lines already existing, but cannot bring into existence any which have not been before designated on the surface of the earth. Lines merely drawn on paper or in the minds of contracting parties, are not ready for the search or services of processioners. Moreover, any one…
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