Watson v. Kemp
Supreme Court of Georgia
Failure of Consideration. Equity Jurisdiction. Before Judge Harrell. Terrell Superior Court. May Term, 1870. Kemp sued Watson on his promissory note for $200 00, dated the 3d of January, 1867, and payable to Kemp on the following Christmas.
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Failure of Consideration. Equity Jurisdiction. Before Judge Harrell. Terrell Superior Court. May Term, 1870. Kemp sued Watson on his promissory note for $200 00, dated the 3d of January, 1867, and payable to Kemp on the following Christmas. Watson pleaded that the note was give for lot number ninety-four, on which Watson resided on the 3d of January, 1867; that Kemp represented to him that he, Kemp, had a good title to said lot, which he made Watson believe; that these representations were false and made only to defraud Watson, and in consideration of said ,|:note, Kemp turned over to him a…
1Opinion of the CourtEochrane, C. J.
It appears from the record that Kemp brought his suit against Watson on a promissory note given for a lot of land. Upon the trial, Watson filed his plea, alleging that the note was given for lot of land number ninety-four in the sixth district of Terrel county, on which he then resided; that Kemp represented he had a good title to the lot, which he induced him *to believe; that these representations were false, and intended to defraud him; that when the-note was given, Kemp only gave him a quit-claim, made to him by one Weaver, that Weaver had no right, title or interest in the land, and had…
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