491 OF CASES IN LAW AND EQUITY, ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA, AT ATLANTA. PARTS OF JUNE TERM, 1870, AND JANUARY TERM, 1871. VOLUME XLI. By N. J. IIAMMOND, raportorchos . CINCINNATI CULLE MACON, GEORGIA: 1871. HOS HOS HO Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by N. J. HAMMOND, OF THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA, DURING THE PERIOD OF THESE REPORTS. * HON. JOSEPH E. BROWN, CHIEF JUSTICE.....Atlanta. HON. 0. A. LOCHRANE,* CHIEF JUSTICE...... Atlanta. HON. H. K. MOCAY.. ......Americus. HON. HIRAM WARNER............ .... Greenville. ....... N. J. HAMMOND, REPORTER... Atlanta. Milledgeville. .......Atlanta. JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS. ......... Atlanta Circuit ................Hox. John D. POPE............... ... Atlanta. ..... Blackshear, Chattahoochee Circuit......Hox. JAMES Johnson. .Columbus. Cherokee Circuit........ Hon. Josiah R. PARROTT.... ... Cartersville. Coweta Circuit............ Hon, John S. Bigby.... ........ Newnan. Eastern Circuit........ ..Hox. WILLIAM SCHLEY.... ..... Savannan. Flint Circuit.... Hon. JAMES W. GREEN. ... Thomaston. Macon Circuit .Hox. C. B. COLE......... .Macon. Middle Circuit...... Hox. WILLIAM Gibson... Augusta. Northern Circuit............ Hon. GARNETT ANDREWS............ Washington. Ocmulgee Circuit...... .Hon. Phillip B. KOBINSON......... .Greensboro. Pataula Circuit. ...Hon. David R. HARRELL....... Preston. Rome Circuit......... Hon. F. A. KIRBY. ..Rome. Southern Circuit ...... Hon. John R. ALEXANDER . Thomasville. Tallaposa Circuit ......... ... Hon. John S. Bigby....... ..Newnan. Western Circuit..............Hon. C. D. Davis........... .Monroe. *Brown, C. J., resigned in December, 1870, and LOCHRANE, C. J., was appointed by the Governor in January, 1871. tHarrison was appointed in January, 1871, DeGraffenreid having died. Note. – By Act of 1866, (Revised Code, section 4210) the Decisions of the Supreme Court are required to “be announced by a written synopsis of the points decided." These decisions, thus announced from the bench, are made by the Judges the head-notes to the cases. The head-notes followed by (R) are by the Reporter. TABLE OF CASES. A Clarke vs. Jennings..... 182 Clayton & Co. us. Wallace...... 268 Adams vs. Clem ...... 65 Clem udv. Adams....... 65 Anderson vs. Taylor...... 10 Colson et al. adv. Brown ........ 42 Anderson et al. adv. Rankin Cooper adv. Causey.... 409 et al......... 419 Crawley adr. Hanson ..... 303 Atkins, Dunbam & Co. adv. Creditors of Bond adv. Irvin... 630 Hoops ... 109 Crim vs. Sellars....... 94 Cunningham et al. adv. Whaley 320 B Cunningham et al. adv. Schley 426 Baldy & Tison vs. Morgan...... 410 Cutcher vs. Jones.................. 675 Barnes adv. Washington..., 307 Barrington et al. adr. Ragland 114 D Bartlett cs. Russell...... 196 Baxter et al. adv. Brewer........ 212 Darley vs. Thomas... 524 Beall adr. Hill 607 Dart et al. vs. Orme et al ........ 376 Bell ado. Maxey... 183 David vs. the Southwestern R. Bell vs. the State of Georgia... 589 R. Co..... 223 Blow cs. White .. 293 Davis adv. Hall & Co.............. 614 Boatrite et al. adv. Smith et al 413 Davis vs. Meyers........ 95 Booher, Fee & Co. adv. Holmes 125 DeWall adv. Remley...... ..... 466 Brewer es. Baxter et al 212 Dillard 28. the State of Ga...... 278 Brightweli vs. the State of Ga.. 482 Dexter et al. adv. Hand et al... 449 Briley et al. vs. Underwood Duer adv. Pridgen..., 420 et al. 9 Dunning et al. adv. Raines..... 617 Brown is. Colson et al ......... 42 | Durden rs. Carhart & Bro...... 76 Brown rs. Reed & Co........ 604 Dyer is. Mattox 425 Browning adr. Mathews Bryan et al. adı. Hickson ....... 620 E Bryan rs. Southwestern R. R. 71 Edgerton, Rogers & Hatch vs. Bugg rs. Towner.. 315 317 Byers et al. adv. Smith & Loop- Edmonson vs. Snyder & Co.... 60 439 Ellis adı. Tommey & Stewart.. 260 ..... .................... 222 Co..... er ....... Calhoun rs. Kellogg ...... 281 Felton vs. Hill and wife et al... 554 Cameron et al. vs. Kersey et al 40 Finney y's. Sanford. 295 Camp et al. adr. Holland......... 424 Flowers adv. Wells........ 327 Carhart & Bro. ado. Durden... 76 Fogarty adr. McCardle...... 626 Carrugi adv. City Fire Ins. Co. 660 Felton is. Hill and wife et al... 554 Castello ts. Castello.. 613 Foster is. the State of Ga...... 582 Causey rs. Cooper........ 403 Freeman vs. Layton and wife.. 58 Chapman & Walker vs. Mitch- Fricks vs. Miller......... 274 ell & Co....... 102 Fry adv. Hartridge, Chisolm & Cherry et al. vs. Jones........... 579 oyd 104 City Fire Ins. Co. vs. Carrugi.. 660 Clark vs. McCroskey..... 137 G Clark et al. adv. Glass et al..... 544 Clarke & Grubb vs. Valentino.. 143 Gammell & Co. vs. Schley...... 112 |