Legal Opinion

Jones v. Crawford

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 21, 1899PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Action for damages. Before Judge Harris. City court of ■Cartersville. June 9, 1898.

1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.

Mrs. Crawford sued Jones for damages, alleging in substance as follows: On March 10, 1897, petitioner was a married woman. On that date Jones, holding some claim or ■demand against Thomas H. Cobb, a son of petitioner by a former husband, for which claim petitioner was in no way liable and had received no benefit therefrom, came to petitioner with a promissory note which had been signed by Cobb, payable to the order of Jones, for the sum of $230.50 principal, with interest at eight per cent, per annum, and “stipulating do pay all costs of collection including ten per cent, attorney’s fees,”…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Decker v. . MathewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
  2. Perkins v. RowlandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  3. Southern Mutual Building & Loan Ass'n v. PerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  4. Lewis v. HowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  5. Strauss v. FriendSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. King v. WiseTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
  2. Finance Co. v. . HendrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  3. Detwiler v. Bainbridge Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  4. Bourke v. SpaightSupreme Court of Kansas · 1909
  5. Security Finance Co. v. HendrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925

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