Legal Opinion

Broadway Apartment Co. v. Barnett

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 10, 1923No. 13943PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pee Curiam.

1. Notice to an agent of any matter connected with an agency is notice to the principal. Civil Code (1910), § 3599; Friese v. Simpson, 15 Ga. App. 786, 788 (84 S. E. 219).

2. A party who takes the property of another without his consent is guilty of conversion and may be sued in trover for the property, although, being ignorant of the true owner’s title, he may have acted in perfect good faith. M. & M. Trans. Co. v. Moore, 124 Ga. 482 (52 S. E. 802), and citations.

3. Whoever meddles with the property of another, whether principal or agent, does so at his peril, and it makes no…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. v. Moore & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Miller v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  3. Friese v. Simpson & HarperCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Trust Co. v. Associated Grocers Co-Op, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. Carter v. HornsbyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  3. Cobb Exchange Bank v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  4. Fuller v. Calhoun National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
  5. Williams v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939

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