Georgia Slate Co. v. Davitte

Simmons, Justice.

The Georgia Slate Company filed its bill against J. S. Davitte, alleging that it was a corporation engaged in quarrying slate for market in lot of land No. 212, in the 18th district and third section of Polk county, said lot containing forty acres, more or less; that it acquired title to said lot from the Penrhyn Slate Company, which had previously acquired title to the lot from said Davitte, Pope, Thompson and Smith, by joint deed of said parties; that at the time said deed was made, said Davitte owned an undivided four-tenths of the fee in said lot, said Pope owned an…