Legal Opinion
Gay v. Parish
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 11, 1912PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Complaint. Before Judge Rawlings. Jefferson superior court. March 6, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
An administrator sold property, the terms being cash. The successful bidder failed to comply with his bid. The *400administrator readvertised the property and again sold it. At the second sale it brought less than at the first, and the administrator sued the 'purchaser for the difference, together with the cost of readvertisement. The suit was for $614.15. The purchaser contended that he had settled it for $324. He prepared and gave a check payable to the administrator individually for that amount. On the face of this check were written the words “in full payment H. G. Parish, aclmr., suit v. W.…
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