Legal Opinion
Sirmans v. Peterson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 17, 1931No. 20663PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
Dennis Peterson brought suit against T. H. Sirmans and J. O. Sirmans to recover damages for an alleged malicious prosecution, and obtained a verdict for $250. The defendants moved for a new trial, which the court refused, and they excepted.
The plaintiff was prosecuted for disposing of mortgaged property, and was acquitted. He was indicted jointly with E. Corbitt, his father-in-law, who alone executed the mortgage in question. The mortgage covered two mules, both of which, with one or two others, were sold by Corbitt to Peterson sometime after the execution of the mortgage, but only one of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hartshorn v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Darnell v. ShirleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Joiner v. Ocean Steamship Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Boles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Johnson v. MillerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hearn v. BatchelorCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
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- Nicholl v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Johns v. GibsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Watkins v. Price Mercantile Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
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