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Martell v. Watson

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 27, 1973
201 S.E.2d 327 (Ga. Ct. App. 1973)

Opinion

48497.

ARGUED SEPTEMBER 11, 1973.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 27, 1973.

Processioning. Pickens Superior Court. Before Judge Burtz.

Richardson, Chenggis Constantinides, George G. Chenggis, for appellant.

Jenkins Landrum, Edgar L. Jenkins, for appellee.


In this processioning case the jury was instructed as to the form of their verdicts should they find for the applicant, and the form if they found for the protestant. The dispute centered over the north-south line between the respective properties, the lines urged by each being about 200 feet apart. The unsuccessful protestant now contends the court should have charged an additional form of verdict if it found against both contended lines (see McCollum v. Thomason, 32 Ga. App. 160 ( 122 S.E. 800)) and failed to charge a possible verdict if they believed the processioners had made a new line rather than remarking an old one. The evidence supported the verdict for the return and plat of the processioners and failed to show a line other than the two contended by the parties respectively. Further, the appellant at the close of the evidence stated there were no exceptions to the charge as given. Since this is true, and since the court finds no substantial error as a matter of law, the first three enumerations of error show no cause for reversal. Cf. Payne v. Green, 84 Ga. App. 689 (1) ( 67 S.E.2d 195) and Fraser v. Kichline, 108 Ga. App. 701, 703 ( 134 S.E.2d 492).

Both from the plat, the evidence, and the briefs of counsel it appears without dispute that the legal description of the property set out in the court's judgment dated April 1, 1972, is subject to a clerical (April Fools' Day?) error in stating "Beginning at an iron pin at the Southeast corner of Land Lot 52" when it was intended to read the southwest corner of that landlot. It is accordingly directed that the description of the beginning point be amended to show the true location of the iron pin.

Judgment affirmed with direction. Bell, C. J., and Quillian, J., concur.

ARGUED SEPTEMBER 11, 1973 — DECIDED SEPTEMBER 27, 1973.


Summaries of

Martell v. Watson

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 27, 1973
201 S.E.2d 327 (Ga. Ct. App. 1973)
Case details for

Martell v. Watson

Case Details

Full title:MARTELL v. WATSON

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Sep 27, 1973

Citations

201 S.E.2d 327 (Ga. Ct. App. 1973)
201 S.E.2d 327