Poland v. Osborne Lumber Co.

1. Parol testimony as to the contents of a written instrument is inadmissible where the instrument itself is not admissible. A plat of land which is not shown to be official or correct is not admissible in evidence. Maples v. Hoggard, 58 Ga. 315; Parker v. Salmons, 113 Ga. 1167 (3) (39 S. E. 475). Testimony of a witness that hé has several times seen the “title deeds and plats” is insufficient to establish the correctness of the plat, and the plat itself would be inadmissible. It follows that where the plat, without having been recorded, was destroyed by fire, parol testimony of the witness…