Anderson & Co. v. Holbrook
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint. Before Judge Holden. Hart superior court. May 24, 1906. L. J. Anderson & Company brought suit against J. W. Holbrook for moneys advanced as brokers, and, among other things, alleged as follows: They were engaged in the business of brokers in the city of Atlanta, and at the request of Holbrook they purchased for him during the months of October, November, and December, 1904, various articles set out. in a bill of particulars attached to the petition (containing…
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Complaint. Before Judge Holden. Hart superior court. May 24, 1906. L. J. Anderson & Company brought suit against J. W. Holbrook for moneys advanced as brokers, and, among other things, alleged as follows: They were engaged in the business of brokers in the city of Atlanta, and at the request of Holbrook they purchased for him during the months of October, November, and December, 1904, various articles set out. in a bill of particulars attached to the petition (containing such items as, “Nov. 16, 10 O.' F. I., 50 cfn. $6.25;” “Nov. 30, 3 Dec. oats $100.00;” “Dec. 1.2, 25 Jan. cfn., $202.50;”…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. The original petition was clearly demurrable. Such descriptions of the articles referred to as “10 C. F. I.,” “50 et’n.,” “10 D. P.,” and “1 Ma. whft.” may be quite intelligible to those initiated in the class of dealings involved, but they can hardly be said to-plainly and distinctly describe the articles alleged to have been bought. The terms of the alleged purchases were not given, nor the-prices paid or to be paid for the things bought. The amounts set opposite these various items purported to be the margins advanced by the plaintiffs for the defendant, not…
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