Case Name: James Wood and James Morris, plaintiffs in error, vs. Shadrick T. Crawford, defendant in error
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1855-07
Citations: 18 Ga. 526
Docket Number: No. 72
Parties: James Wood and James Morris, plaintiffs in error, vs. Shadrick T. Crawford, defendant in error.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 526–527

Head Matter:
No. 72.
James Wood and James Morris, plaintiffs in error, vs. Shadrick T. Crawford, defendant in error.
[1.] Courts of Ordinary, in Georgia, are not Courts of limited jurisdiction, as to testate and intestate estates, in the sense of the rule, that all that is necessary to show jurisdiction, must appear on the face of the record on the proceedings of that Court; and as regards such estates, every presumption is to be made in favor of their jurisdiction.
Ejectment, in Sumter Superior Court. Tried before Judge Perkins, February Term, 1855.
Plaintiffs in error brought suit in ejectment against the defendant, for lot land No. 23, in 28th district of Sumter County. On the trial, they offered in evidence a grant from the State to “ Cynthia A. Ashworth, illegitimate of Boswell's district, Franklin County.” ’ Then the following order, passed by the Court of Ordinary of Franklin County, 1st September, 1834: “ ordered, that JoshuaWood, guardian, have leave to -sell lot No. 23, in the 28th district of originally Lee County, for the benefit of Cynthia Ashworth.” Defendant’s Counsel-objected to the order, because it did not appear, on its face, that Cynthia Ashworth, or any of her property, was in Franklin County, at the time of the granting of the order. The Court sustained the objection, and plaintiffs excepted.
The Court also ruled out the deed made by the guardian to plaintiff, Wood, as the purchaser at the sale, and plaintiff excepted.
Plaintiffs below offered to prove, by witnesses, that Cynthia Ashworth did reside in Franklin County, at the time of the granting of the order. The Court rejected the evidence, and plaintiffs excepted.
On these exceptions, error has been asssigned.
Brown & Brown, for plaintiff in error.
Dudley, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
This case is covered by the decisions in Tucker vs. Harris, (13 Ga. Rep. 1,) and Perkins and others against Attaway, (14 Ga. Rep. 27,) and conceded to be, by Counsel for defendant in error, who, in consequence thereof, declined submitting an argument.