Legal Opinion

Hill v. Hackett

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 14, 1887PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Statute of limitations. Contracts. Before Judge Fain. Catoosa superior court. February term, 1887. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

Hill commenced suit in a justice’s court in Catoosa county against N. T. Hackett, administrator of I. R. Jobe, on the following written instrument:

“ Beceived of G. W. Hill the following jury tickets, which I promise to return, or account for if used (describing the numbers and amounts of the jury tickets), November 8th, 1878.

(Signed) I. B. Jobe.’’

It appears from the record that the suit was commenced after four years had elapsed from the signing of thepaper> and before six years had elapsed. The case was appealed from the justice’s court to the superior court, and submitted…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. LukeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  2. Buchanan v. HusonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  3. Chatham Motor Co. v. DeSosaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  4. Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. AverettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  5. Small v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912

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