Ginn v. Parris
Ginn v. Parris
Opinion of the Court
Bris Parris filed an equitable petition against' W. T. Ginn, alleging, that he is the owner of a certain lot of land in Dade County, bounded on the north by the State line between Georgia and Tennessee; that Ginn is a citizen and resident of Tennessee, residing on the north of 'the line; that Ginn is making preparation to locate a certain sawmill, with engine, boiler, and fixtutes, upon the land of petitioner; that he has already placed some machinery thereon and intends to locate his mill permanently and to appropriate to his own use, without the consent of petitioner, a valuable strip of land belonging to petitioner; that Ginn is insolvent, and, if allowed-to take possession of and appropriate the strip of land, he will thereby cause petitioner- to Sustain loss and damage for which he can not be recompensed in a court
On the trial it was agreed that there was but one issue of fact to be determined, and that was whether the particular land where the defendant was undertaking to, locate his sawmill was within the State of Tennessee or the State of Georgia. 'Evidence was submitted, and the jury found it to be in Georgia, as contended by the plaintiff.' A motion for new trial was made on the general grounds, which was amended by the addition of other grounds based upomnewly discovered evidence. There is no assignment of error based upon the instructions of the court, nor upon the admission or rejection of evidence. The evidence introduced on the trial was in sharp conflict on the question, and were we acting in the capacity of jurors a different verdict might have resulted; but we can not say that the finding of the jury was not warranted by the evidence. The newly discovered evidence is merely cumulative and impeaching, and is not such as will require the grant of a new trial. Judgment affirmed.
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