Farrar Lumber Co. v. Andrews Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Tarver. Gordon superior court. October 13, 1919. The plaintiffs contended (in brief) that by contract of purchase they acquired of the Dayton Coal, Iron and Eailway Company (a bankrupt corporation of Tennessee) the title to the timber on certain land in Gerdon County, to be cut within ten years, paying $6500 as the agreed price, with the agreement that this amount should be held by the company’s attorney in escrow until a release could…
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Petition for injunction. Before Judge Tarver. Gordon superior court. October 13, 1919. The plaintiffs contended (in brief) that by contract of purchase they acquired of the Dayton Coal, Iron and Eailway Company (a bankrupt corporation of Tennessee) the title to the timber on certain land in Gerdon County, to be cut within ten years, paying $6500 as the agreed price, with the agreement that this amount should be held by the company’s attorney in escrow until a release could be procured as to a lien retained by the trustee in- bankruptcy; that later, on being informed that the trustee would not…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
The judge did not abuse Ms discretion in refusing an interlocutory injunction, nor in requiring a bond of the defendant.
Judgment affirmed on both bills of exceptions.
All the Justices concur. Q. D. McGutchen, F. K. McGutchen, and J. G. B. Erwin, for plaintiffs. Maddox, McGamy & Shumate and Allison, Lynch & Phillips, for defendant.
2Cited by1 opinion
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