Case Name: Doyle vs. Donovan
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1885
Citations: 1 Ga. L. Rep. 264
Docket Number: 
Parties: Doyle vs. Donovan.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Law Reporter
Volume: 1
Pages: 264–265

Head Matter:
Doyle vs. Donovan.
Claim, from Jefferson, Burden of Proof. Practice in Superior Court. Notice. Claim. (Before Judge Carswell.)

Opinion:
Blandford, J.
The burden of proof is upon the plaintiff in fi. fa. at the opening of a claim case, and where this burden continued, and the claimant did nothing, either by admissions or otherwise to relieve the plaintiff of the burden, the plaintiff should have been allowed to open and conclude the argument before the jury.
(a) The burden being on the plaintiffvin fi. fa. to show the property levied on subject, it is unfortunate for the practice in claim cases that the claimant should be allowed to open &nd conclude in any case; and legislative action on this subject is suggested.
F. H. Saffold, for plaintiff m error.
Cain & Polhill, for defendant.
2. Whether a claimant of property had notice of an unrecorded mortgage or not, is a question of fact, and the evidence being sufficient to warrant the finding, this court will not interfere.
(a) There is no error in the several rulings of the court complained of.
Judgment affirmed.