Legal Opinion

Barron v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 18, 1913No. 4285PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Indictment for forgery; from Johnson superior court—Judge Hawkins. June 1, 1913.

1Opinion of the CourtBussell, J.

The various grounds of the demurrer, and all of the grounds of the motion for a new trial, save one, are sufficiently dealt with in the first six headnotes, and need no further discussion. But we feel constrained to reverse the judgment refusing a new trial, upon the ground that the court committed error in two respects: (1) in instructing the jury as follows: “If you believe the defendant, Barron, in this case had authority to sign the name of W. B. Amason per W. H. B. to a draft or order, in payment for seed that he actually purchased, he would not be authorized to sign it to a paper of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. BenditCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  2. State v. WillsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
  3. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
  4. Barfield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1859
  5. Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  5. Dexter Horton National Bank v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1928

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