Legal Opinion

English v. McElroy

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 15, 1879PublishedCited by 4 opinions

■ Contracts.. Equity. Before Judge Grice. Bibb Superior Court. April Adjourned Term, 1878. Reported in the decision. cited 2 Story’s Eq., 1020, §§1026, 1030; Mylne'&K, 417; 9 Ves., 117; 5 Wheaton, 284; Code, §3100 ; 15 Ga., 466-; 1 Kelly, 404,. 405; Code, §2138; 38 Ga., 402; Story on B., 286, 288,; 6 Ga., 628; 17 lb., 177; 1 Story’s Eq., 64(g); 3 Atk, 687, 534; Code, §3122; 46 Ga.;450 ; 11 lb., 159, 172 ; 30 lb., 191, 202 ; 16 lb., 49 ; 42 lb., 506 ; 28 lb., 74. cited Code,…

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■ Contracts.. Equity. Before Judge Grice. Bibb Superior Court. April Adjourned Term, 1878. Reported in the decision. cited 2 Story’s Eq., 1020, §§1026, 1030; Mylne'&K, 417; 9 Ves., 117; 5 Wheaton, 284; Code, §3100 ; 15 Ga., 466-; 1 Kelly, 404,. 405; Code, §2138; 38 Ga., 402; Story on B., 286, 288,; 6 Ga., 628; 17 lb., 177; 1 Story’s Eq., 64(g); 3 Atk, 687, 534; Code, §3122; 46 Ga.;450 ; 11 lb., 159, 172 ; 30 lb., 191, 202 ; 16 lb., 49 ; 42 lb., 506 ; 28 lb., 74. cited Code, §2138 ; . 3 Heisk, 362; 5 Sneed, 88 ;' 4 lb., 465 ; 25 Miss., 58 ; 8 B. Monroe, 435, 437; 3 Penn. St., 234; 31 Vt., 501;…

1Opinion of the Court

Warner, Chief Justice.

This was a bill filed by the complainant against the defendant, alleging in substance that the defendant executed to. the complainant his three promissory notes for the aggretgate sum of $3,644.00, for cash borrowed, in which it was recited after the words “for cash borrowed,” the following words, ‘‘for which I have placed in his hands two deeds to one hundred acres of land, whereon I now reside, to hold as collateral security for the payment of the above note, the deeds to be returned to me when the note is paid.” The prayer of the complainant’s bill is, that the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gardner, Dexter & Co. v. Moore, Trimble & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1874

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kerchner & Calder Bros. v. Frazier & Bro.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  2. Johnson v. GordonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  3. Pierce v. ParrishSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  4. Grames v. Consolidated Timber Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1914

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