Legal Opinion
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Dothan v. First National Bank of Columbus
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 9, 1981No. 37482PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Presiding Justice.
Certiorari was granted to review First Nat Bank v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., 157 Ga. App. 742 (278 SE2d 454) (1981), in which the Court of Appeals held an oral agreement invalid because the consideration, a promise to forbear from exercising a legal right for an unspecified time, was too indefinite to support a contract. The facts, fully set out in the Court of Appeals’ opinion, are briefly restated here for convenience.
Plaintiff Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Dothan, Alabama (supplier) and defendant First National Bank of Columbus (bank) were both creditors of Pepsi Cola…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gilman Paper Company v. JamesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Pepsi-Cola Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Pethel v. WatersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Zachos v. Citizens & Southern National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- General Communications Service, Inc. v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Miller & Meier & Associates v. DiedrichCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Bank of Cave Spring v. Gold Kist, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. West Point Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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