Bessman v. Girardey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equity. Handwriting. Evidence. Witness. Charge of Court. New trial. '’Before Judge Snead. Richmond Superior Court. October Term, 1879. To the report of the facts of this case found in the decision, it is only necessary to add that Mrs. Cook had testified on a former trial, and the same testimony was again introduced on the second trial. The material point in her testimony was that the Cook receipt had come from her possession, and had been delivered by her to Mrs. Girardey.
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Equity. Handwriting. Evidence. Witness. Charge of Court. New trial. '’Before Judge Snead. Richmond Superior Court. October Term, 1879. To the report of the facts of this case found in the decision, it is only necessary to add that Mrs. Cook had testified on a former trial, and the same testimony was again introduced on the second trial. The material point in her testimony was that the Cook receipt had come from her possession, and had been delivered by her to Mrs. Girardey. Subsequentto the first trial she made an affidavit as to the very peculiar circumstances under which the receipt was…
1Opinion of the Court
Speer, Justice.
Martha M. Girardey, for herself and minor children, ' filed her bill in Richmond superior court, against I. P. Girardey, John W. Bessman, A. M. Moore, and Sibley, sheriff of said county.
The bill alleges that, in 1854, Edward Averill, the first husband of Martha M., died, leaving her sole heir; that in 1855, she intermarried with I. P. Girardey, who, by vir tue of his marital rights, became the owner of a lot on Ellis street, a lot on Telfair street, and other property, all about $12,000.00 in value. It is alleged that Girardey sold a portion of said property, and his'investment…
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