Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Cassels Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 19, 1925No. 16319PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. Where the plaintiff in an action of bail-trover replevied . the property and thereafter dismissed the action, without a restitution, and the defendant thereupon brought a separate and independent suit against the former plaintiff for the breach of the bond, laying his damage in an amount equal to the value of the property as recited in the bond and as alleged in the trover suit, it was permissible for the defendant in the second action to show, as a defense, that the plaintiff therein had not been damaged, because the property was worthless. Lackey v. Mize, 75 Ga. 692; Grace v. Finleyson,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Baker v. Richmond City Mill WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. TompkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Kraft v. Rowland & RowlandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Phœnix Insurance v. GraySupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Sweat v. SweatSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Malcom v. MalcolmCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Hogan v. OliveraCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Department of Transportation v. GunnelsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Palmer v. HowseCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Harper v. PlunkettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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