OF CASES IN LAW AND EQUITY,

ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA.

Parts of March and October Terms, 1888.

VOLUME LXXXI.

PEEPLES AND STEVENS, REPORTERS,

ATLANTA, GEORGIA:
Jas. P. HARRISON & Co., Printers.
(Franklin Publishing House.)

1889.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1889, by

THE STATE OF GEORGIA,

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

Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

JUSTICES AND OFFICERS OF THE SUPREME COURT

DURING THE PERIOD OF TUESE REPORTS.

Hox. L. E. BLECKLEY, Chief Justice.......
Hox. 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.

Macon.
Atlanta.
Atlanta.
Atlanta.

JC'DGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS.

CIRCUIT.

JI'DGE.

RESIDENCE. ALBANY ...... Hox. B. B. BOWER......

Bainbridge. ATLANTA.

Hon. MARSHALL J. CLARKE. Atlanta.
AVGUSTA
Hox. H. C. RONEY

Augusta.
BLUE RIDGE.
Hox. Jas. R. BROWX...

Canton.
BLUE RIDGE.
Hox. WILL. J. Winn*

Marietta.
BRUNSWICK

Hox. SPENCER R. ATKINSON..... Brunswick. CHATTAHOOCHEE... Hon. JAMES M. Smith..... Columbus. CHEROKEE.

Hox. JOEL C. Farn....... Calhoun. CHEROKEE.

Hox. SAM. P. Maddox.. Dalton. CHEROKEE....

Hon. Thomas W. MILNERI. Cartersville, COWETA..

Hox. SAMPSON W. HARRIS....... (arrollton. EASTERN Hon. A. P. ADAMS...

Savannah.
FLINT..

Hon, James S. BOYNTON. Griffin.
MACON.
Hox. GEO. W. Gustix.

Macon.
MIDDLE..

Hox. JAMES K. HINES... Sandersville. NORTHEASTERN Hox. Carlton J. WELLBORX... Blairsville. NORTHERN...

Hox. SAMUEL LUMPKIN........... Lexington. OCMULGEE. Hox. W. F. JENKINS..

Eatonton. OCONEE.

Hon. CHARLES ('. KIBBEE..... Hawkinsville. OCONEE. Hon. D. M. ROBERTS..

Eastman. PATAULA

Hon. Joux T. ('LARKE... Cuthbert. ROME....

Hox. John W. Maddox Summerville. SOUTHERN

Hon. AUGUSTIN H. HASSELL... Thomasville. SOUTHWESTERN...... HON. ALLEN FORT....

Americus. STONE MOUNTAIN.... Hon. RICHARD H. CLARK Atlanta. WESTERN..

Hon. X. L. HUTCHINS.............. Lawrenceville. JUDGES OF THE CITY (OURTS.

CITY COURT.

JUDGE.

RESIDENCE. ATLANTA....

Hox. HOWARD VAN EPPS........ Atlanta. CARROLLTON.. Hox. WILLIAM (. ADAMSOX..... Carrollton. CARTERSVILLE........ Hon. JAMES M. NEEL..... Cartersville. CLARKE COUNTY...... Hon. HOWELL COBB...... Athens. COLUMBUS,

Hon. PORTER INGRAM... Columbus. FLOYD COUNTY, Hon. R. R. HARRIS....

Rome.
MACON...

Hon. CHARLES J. HARRIS........ Macon.
NEWNAN.
Hon. J. S. POWELL....

Newnan.
RICHMOND CO... ... ... Hon. WILLIAM F. Eve....... Augusta.
SAVANNAH

Hon. William D. HARDEN ....... Savannah. Elected to succeed Judge Brown, whose term of office had expired. Qualified December 21, 1888.

#Elected to fill the unexpired term of Judge Fain, who resigned December 7, 1888. Qualified December 12, 1888.

(Elected for the term succeeding Judges FAIN and MADDOX. Qualified December 12. 1888.

| Elected to succeed Judge KIBBEE, whose term of office had expired. Qualified December 19, 1888,

NOTE.

The head-notes in Chief Justice Bleckley's cases are made by him, except in a few instances where they are made by the Reporter and designated by the abbreviation (Rep.) following them; and those in the cases of the other Justices are made by the Reporters, except in a few instances where they are stated to have been made by the Court, i. e. the Justice delivering the decision.