Legal Opinion

Morris v. Root

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 15, 1880PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Husband and wife. Statute of limitations. Presumptions. Contracts. ' Before Judge Lester. Cobb Superior Court. November Term, 1879. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Crawford, Justice.

This suit was brought against the plaintiff in error upon an open account, the first item of which was purchased *687January nth, 1869, and the last May the 15th, 1877. The defendant pleaded the general issue and the statute of limitations. The testimony shows that the account on the plaintiff’s books was charged against the defendant, Morris, to October 29th, 1873, and on April the 7th, 1874, and thence forward, to Mrs. Morris, the wife of the defendant. This change was made as Morris swears because further credit was denied to him. He is supported in this b}'' the testimony of…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. Nixon Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  2. Howard Supply Co. v. BunnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  3. Horkan v. Great American Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1955
  4. Herring v. HoldenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
  5. Frankel v. Davison-Paxon Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935

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