Culver v. Hood
Supreme Court of Georgia
Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. January term, 1895. Culver sued Mrs. Eliza Hood upon a promissory note for $3,717.50 principal, besides interest and attorney’s fees, dated November 2, 1891, and due November 1, 1892, payable to Culver or order, for “value received.”
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Exceptions to auditor’s report. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. January term, 1895. Culver sued Mrs. Eliza Hood upon a promissory note for $3,717.50 principal, besides interest and attorney’s fees, dated November 2, 1891, and due November 1, 1892, payable to Culver or order, for “value received.” Defendant pleaded, beside tbe general issue, as follows: Plaintiff is ber brother-in-law, and was a bosom friend of her deceased husband J. R. Reynolds, who died in March, 1889. At the date of his death she had never had to look after her business matters, knew nothing about business,…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Chief Justice.
' Culver brought his action against Mrs. Hood on a promissory note for $3,717.50. The defendant filed several pleas, among which was a plea that the note had been procured from her by fraudulent representations of the plaintiff, in whom she had at that time the utmost confidence, he- being her brother-in-law. There was also a plea of set-off. It appearing that the note was given in settlement of long standing and complicated matters of account, the matters in dispute were referred to an auditor, under the act of December 16, 1885; and the auditor, after hearing the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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