Legal Opinion
Harris v. Hine
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 30, 1974No. 28667PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Chief Justice.
The controlling issue in this appeal is whether a purported contract for the purchase of cotton fails to conform with the formal requirements of the statute of frauds provision of the Uniform Commercial Code (Ga. L. 1962, pp. 156,176; Code Ann. § 109A-2 — 201 (1)), so as to require dismissal of a complaint seeking specific performance.
The action was commenced in the Superior Court of Bartow County by E. W. Hiñe, d/b/a Hine Cotton Company against H. E. Harris, Jack Harris and Ray Harris, individually and d/b/a H. E. Harris & Sons, a partnership.
The complaint sought…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jinright v. RussellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Pendley v. Lake Harbin Civic Assn.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
3Cited by22 opinions
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