Shirley v. Rounsaville & Brother
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari. Appeal. Justices and Justice Courts. Before Judge Branham. Floyd Superior Court. September Term, 1885. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
In this case, we have just the converse of the question this day decided in the case of Rogers vs. Bennett.
Shirley was sued on a note for $18, given for the purchase of “Zell’s A B Guano.” He pleaded to that action that the guano was not tagged and branded as required by the statute. Upon the face of this note, he admitted in writing that each of the sacks containing guano was tagged and branded, although he and another swore on the hearing that the guano was put up in phosphate sacks that had been used and that had the phosphate brand on them. The justice, it seems, did not…
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