HALL, Justice.
This appeal calls into question the constitutionality of Georgia's possessory warrant proceeding, Code § 82-101 et seq. (Ga. L. 1821, Cobb, 591). The statute, originally designed for the recovery of stolen or run-away slaves, provides a summary means of bestowing possession of disputed property pending suit for its return.
Alan Roberts brings the appeal from a judgment of the Fulton County Civil Court granting possession of disputed household...
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