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REPORTS OF CASES

47.

ARGUED AND DECIDED IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA

AT THE

MARCH AND OCTOBER TERMS, 1889.

VOLUME LXXXIII.

PEEPLES AND STEVENS, REPORTERS.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA:
JAS. P. HARRISON & CO., PRINTERS.

(Franklin Publishing House.)

1890.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1890, by

THE STATE OF GEORGIA,

(through H. C. Peeples, Supreme Court Reporter,) in the

Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

Rec, Oct, 17, 1890.

JUSTICES AND OFFICERS OF THE SUPREME COURT

DURING THE PERIOD OF THESE REPORTS.

HON. L. E. BLECKLEY, Chief Justice.......
HON. M. H. BLANDFORD, Associate Justice.....
HON. T. J. SIMMONS, Associate Justice....

H. C. PEEPLES, Reporter......

GEO. WEBB STEVENS, Assistant Reporter..
Z. D. HARRISON, Clerk.....

Atlanta. ..Columbus ... Atlanta. .Atlanta. .Atlanta.

Atlanta.

RESIDENCE.

Bainbridge. ..Atlanta.

Augusta. ....Marietta. ....... Marietta.

BRUNSWICK ... ...HON. SPENCER R. ATKINSON.......Brunswick. CHATTAHOOCHEE...HON. JAMES M. SMITH....

.Columbus. ..Cartersville.

HON. SAMPSON W. HARRIS.........Carrollton.
HON. A. P. ADAMS......

HON. THOMAS W. MILNER...

....Savannah.

FLINT.

MACON.

MIDDLE..

NORTHERN.

OCMULGEE.

OCONEE..

NORTHEASTERN ......HON. CARLTON J. WELLBORN..... Blairsville.

....HON. SAMUEL LUMPKIN....................................
....Lexington.

PATAULA

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.HON. JAMES H. GUERRY ..........Dawson.
.HON. JOHN W. MADDOX

ROME..
SOUTHERN.
SOUTHWESTERN.. HON. ALLEN FORT......
STONE MOUNTAIN....HON. RICHARD H. CLARK.
WESTERN................. HON. N. L. HUTCHINS.....

.HON. AUGUSTIN H. HANSELL.....Thomasville.

...... Lawrenceville.

CLARKE COUNTY ......HON. HOWELL COBB........
COLUMBUS.......... ....HON. JAMES L. WILLIS.....
FLOYD COUNTY.. ....HON. MAX MEYERHARDT..

MACON.....
NEWNAN

...HON. CHARLES J. HARRIS...
HON. ALVAN D. FREEMAN

RESIDENCE.

.Atlanta.

.Cartersville.

...Cartersville.

RICHMOND CO......... HON. WILLIAM F. EVE............... Augusta.
SAVANNAH.

....HON. WILLIAM D. HARDEN........Savannah.

Elected to suceed Judge WINN, who died October 21, 1889, and for the unexpired term. Qualified October 24, 1889.

tAppointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resign .tion of Judge ADAMS on May 1. 1889. Qualified May 4, 1889. Elected, July 5, 1889, for the remainder of the unexpired term, and qualified on the same day.

Appointed to fill the vacancy made January 4, 1890, by the resignation of Judge GUSTIN. Qualified January 6, 1890.

Elected to succeed Judge CLARKE, who died July 22, 1889, and for the unexpired term. Qualified August 2, 1889.

Appointed to succeed Judge NEEL, whose term of office had expired. Qualified October 22, 1889.

NOTE.

The head-notes of the decisions delivered by Chief Justice BLECKLEY were made by him; all others (except those on pages 417, 426, 429, 431, 793, 796 and 797) by the reporters.

Justice BLANDFORD was providentially prevented from presiding in all the cases of the March term herein published.