Stephens v. Bond
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Worrill. Early superior court. February 4, 1922. In August, 1919, J. A. Stephens entered into a contract by which he agreed to sell to A. J. and J. W. Bond land for the sum of forty thousand dollars, and the vendees paid to the vendor at that time three thousand dollars in cash and executed their note.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Worrill. Early superior court. February 4, 1922. In August, 1919, J. A. Stephens entered into a contract by which he agreed to sell to A. J. and J. W. Bond land for the sum of forty thousand dollars, and the vendees paid to the vendor at that time three thousand dollars in cash and executed their note. The vendor executed a bond for title on the same day, the condition of which was “ That whereas the said obligee has this day made and delivered to the said obligor one certain promissory note for the sum of twenty-nine thousand and no/100 dollars, to become due…
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Curiam.
1. The court did not err in overruling the demurrer to the petition as amended.
2. The only other question before this court is, did the court err in directing a verdict for the plaintiffs under the evidence? The only matter of dispute between the parties was, who was at fault in the performance of the terms of the contract? The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant was at fault in insisting upon the payment by them of an incumbrance on the land which they had not assumed. The defendant contended that the plaintiffs were at fault in refusing to pay an incumbrance upon the land which…
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