Parts of July Term, 1871, and January Term, 1872.

VOLUME XLIV.

By N. J. HAMMOND, Reporter.

Law Sch

MACON, GEORGIA;

J. W. BURKE & CO., PUBLISHERS.

1872. CINCINNATI COL

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, by N. J. HAMMOND,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

OF THE

SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA,

DURING THE PERIOD OF THESE REPORTS.

HON. O. A. LOCHRANE, CHIEF JUSTICE............ Atlanta. *HON. HIRAM WARNER, CHIEF JUSTICE.......... Greenville. HON. H. K. McCAY,..

*HON. W. W. MONTGOMERY,..

N. J. HAMMOND, REPORTER,.

Z. D. HARRISON, CLERK,.

...Americus.

....Augusta.

..Atlanta.

...Atlanta.

JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS.

Albany Circuit .......... ..HON. PETER J. Strozier,
†Allapaha Circuit............ HoN. J. W. O'NEAL,...
Atlanta Circuit...............]
..HON. JOHN. L. HOPKINS,
Augusta Circuit.........................................HON. Wм. GIBSON,....................
Blue Ridge Circuit.......... HON. NOEL B. KNIGHT,.....
Brunswick Circuit ..HON. W. M. SESSIONS,

......

Chattahoochee Circuit,..... HON. JAMES JOHNSON,................. Columbus.
Cherokee Circuit....... ......HON. JOSIAH R. PARROTT, ......... Cartersville.
Eastern Circuit..........
......................................... HON. WM. SCHLEY,

HON. JAMES W. GREEN,.

Savannah. .Thomaston.

Macon.

Flint Circuit.
Macon Circuit.................HON. CARLTON B. COLE,
Middle Circuit........
t............................................ HON. HANSFORD D. D. TWIGGS......Louisville.
Northern Circuit............ HON. GARNETT ANDREWS,.......... Washington.
Ocmulgee Circuit......... HON. PHILIP B. ROBENSON......... Greensboro.
†Oconee Circuit.............. HoN. A. C. PATE.................... Hawkinsville.
Pataula Circuit...... .HON. DAVID B. HARRELL,
...................................... Preston.
Rome Circuit....
.HON. ROBERT D. HARVEY,.
Southern Circuit..............HON. JNO. R. ALEXANDER,....... Thomasville.
Southwestern Circuit........ HON. JAMES M. CLARK,...... ..Americus.
Tallapoosa Circuit...........HON. WM. F. WRIGHT, .................. Newnan.
Western Circuit.. ...HON. C. D. DAVIS,..
.Monroe.

.........

.Rome.

WARNER was appointed Chief Justice January 19th, 1872, in lieu of LoCHRANE, C. J., resigned, and MONTGOMERY was appointed to fill WARNER'S vacancy, on 4th of February, 1872.

† Allapaha Circuit was abolished and Oconee Circuit was made in December, 1871.

NOTE.

By Act of 1860 (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, by the Judges, made the head-notes to the cases. Those head-notes followed by (R.,) are by the Reporter.

Bottsford adv. Rogers.......

Bower adv. Baker...

Collins et al. vs. Collins et al....128
Colquit vs. Mercer & DeGraffen-

reid...
Colquit & Baggs adv. Harris.....663
.576 Connally & Brother vs. Peck &
634 Bowman....

169 Craig adv. Venable...................................... .652 Creghton vs. Jones............

.437

.306

.224

14

Crutchfield, adm'r, vs. Patten .417 et al........

65

Bowdoin adv. Dominick.. .........357 Cruger vs. Clark..

Bradford vs. The State.....

Bragg et al. vs. Tibbs......... .294

Culpepper et al. adv. Slaughter..319
Curry adv. Pool...

.432

Brand vs. Smith.

...588