Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, in the Year ..., Volume 31Edward O. Jenkins, 1861 |
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... negroes , by a deed from her father settling the negroes to her separate use for life , and at her death to her children . The husband of complainant afterwards sold and con- veyed to defendant seven slaves , absolutely , at the price ...
... negroes , by a deed from her father settling the negroes to her separate use for life , and at her death to her children . The husband of complainant afterwards sold and con- veyed to defendant seven slaves , absolutely , at the price ...
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... negroes to the complain- ant , subject to the same trust as contained in her father's deed ; if payment were not made , the agreement to be void , and defendant was to make the money out of the negroes . The defendant subsequently ...
... negroes to the complain- ant , subject to the same trust as contained in her father's deed ; if payment were not made , the agreement to be void , and defendant was to make the money out of the negroes . The defendant subsequently ...
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... negroes on which the advances and debts were con- tracted , or to allow a credit for the hire of complainant's negroes , when complainant has received the corresponding benefit from the advances made and the surplus left . 7. It is not ...
... negroes on which the advances and debts were con- tracted , or to allow a credit for the hire of complainant's negroes , when complainant has received the corresponding benefit from the advances made and the surplus left . 7. It is not ...
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... negroes be- longing to the trust estate , and for each and all the negroes in dispute between the parties , for all the time the said Wade has had the said negroes employed for him or worked for his use and benefit ; the hire to be ...
... negroes be- longing to the trust estate , and for each and all the negroes in dispute between the parties , for all the time the said Wade has had the said negroes employed for him or worked for his use and benefit ; the hire to be ...
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... negroes as he chooses , to pay himself , at valuation , first taking of the negroes in his possession ; but if this is done , it is not to affect the title that the said Peyton L. Wade now has or claims to said negroes , it being the ...
... negroes as he chooses , to pay himself , at valuation , first taking of the negroes in his possession ; but if this is done , it is not to affect the title that the said Peyton L. Wade now has or claims to said negroes , it being the ...
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action aforesaid alleged amount answer Assumpsit bill Buise charged the Jury Claiborn Vaughan claim complainant considered and adjudged contract Court erred Court of Equity death debts deceased decree deed of gift defendant in error delivering the opinion Denson Equity evidence execution executors facts favor fendant filed Georgia Georgia Military Institute granted ground Harriet Lipscomb heard heirs hundred dollars insanity interest interrogatory Isaac Freeland issue James John Aaron John Floyd judgment land Maddox Matthew Smith ment Mildred Bowling motion negroes objection overruled paid parties payment person pistol plaintiff in error possession Powell presiding Judge prison bounds prisoner prove purchase refused Reuben Thornton Richard Aaron Sarah settlement Sharman Sheriff Sheriff's sale slaves sold Statute Stewart Floyd suit Superior Court Term testator testified testimony tion to-wit trial Trover trust verdict Wade Westbrook Whereupon wife William William Maddox witness
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Página 600 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the State from whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Página 248 - Express malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take away the life of a fellow creature, which is manifested by external circumstances capable of proof. Malice shall be implied when no considerable provocation appears, or when all the circumstances of the killing show an abandoned and malignant heart.
Página 478 - ... in respect of one or more particular subjects or persons ; as, for instance, where at the time of the commission of the alleged crime the accused knew he was acting contrary to law, but did the act complained of with a view, under the influence of insane delusion, of redressing or revenging some supposed grievance or injury, or of producing some supposed public benefit?' In answer to which question, assuming that your lordships...
Página 251 - It is not a mere possible doubt; because everything relating to human affairs, and depending on moral evidence, is open to some possible or imaginary doubt. It is that state of the case which, after the entire comparison and consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of the jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction, to a moral certainty, of the truth of the charge.
Página 478 - That before a plea of insanity should be allowed, undoubted evidence ought to be adduced that the accused was of diseased mind, and that at the time he committed the act he was not conscious of right or wrong.
Página 472 - A person shall be considered of sound mind who is neither an idiot nor lunatic, nor affected with insanity ; and who hath arrived at the age of fourteen years, or before that age, if such person know the distinction between good and evil.
Página 453 - Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being in the peace of the State, by a person of sound memory and discretion, with malice aforethought, either express or implied.
Página 489 - A presumption arises for the residuary legatee against every one except the particular legatee. The testator is supposed to give it away from the residuary legatee only for the sake of the particular legatee.
Página 476 - ... it is not every kind of frantic humor or something unaccountable in a man's actions that points him out to be such a madman as is to be exempted from punishment; it must be a man that is totally deprived of his understanding and memory, and doth not know what he is doing, no more than an infant, than a brute, or a wild beast...
Página 247 - All the presumptions of law independent of evidence are in favor of innocence ; and every person is presumed to be innocent until he is proved guilty. If upon such proof there is reasonable doubt remaining, the accused Is entitled to the benefit of it by an acquittal.