Legal Opinion

Simpson v. Charters

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 13, 1939No. 12867PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.)

The evidence was insufficient to support a verdict for the plaintiffs on the theory that the notes sued on were purchase-money notes given for the purchase-price of the property involved in this suit. On the other hand, it appears from the evidence that T. A. Capps obtained title to this property as security for a loan which he made to the defendants. Miss Caroline Davenport, acting for the defendants, bid $22,000 for the property of the Toccoa Falls Light & Power Company at a receiver’s sale. The defendants needed $11,500 with which to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Decatur County Building & Loan Ass'n v. ThigpenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  2. Bishop v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  3. Durham v. GreenwoldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  4. Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. PuckettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
  5. Sledd v. Pilot Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Alamo Lumber Co. v. GoldTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Independent Gasoline Co. v. Bureau of Unemployment CompensationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  3. Ferdon v. Zarriello Bros. Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
  4. Laid Rite, Inc. v. Texas Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Curtiss National Bank of Miami Springs v. SolomonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971

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