Legal Opinion

Lester v. Heidt

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 26, 1890PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Contracts. Sales. Broker’s memorandum. Before Judge Falligant. Chatham superior court. June term, 1890. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

The real estate alleged in the petition to have been the subject of sale and purchase was a certain plantation consisting of two lots of land. The broker’s .memorandum was as follows : “This is to certify that I have this day sold to D. B. Lester the property placed *227in my hands by Thos. P. Heidt for the sum of Pour Thousand Dolls, (cash) on the terms that he, the said Thos. P. Heidt, agreed upon with the said D. B. Lester. (Signed) Robert H. Tatem, Real Estate Dealer, May 2, 1889.”

We need not inquire whether the writing sufficiently identifies the property. It is…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Williams v. MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. North & Co. v. Mendel & BrotherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
  3. Riley v. FarnsworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
  4. Mohr v. DillonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  5. Johnson v. Ronald's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1813

3Cited by24 opinions

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  5. Capital City Brick Co. v. Atlanta Ice & Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909

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