Legal Opinion

Pilcher v. Thompson

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 9, 1923No. 13634PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.

1. Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, mhde in response to questions certified to it by this court in this and other cases (Cone v. American, Surety Co., 154 Ga. 841, 115 S. E. 481), the motion to dismiss the bill of exceptions because of a lack of jurisdiction in this court to entertain it is overruled.

2. “ Misrepresentation of a material fact, made by one of the parties to a contract, though made by mistake and innocently, if acted upon by the opposite party, constitutes legal fraud, and the party, injured in consequence thereof may set up the damages thus arising, in defense to an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Newman v. Claflin Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  2. Cone v. American Surety Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1923
  3. Walters v. EavesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  4. Camp v. CarithersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  5. Dumas v. Ware & HarperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. TaggartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
  2. Watkins v. MertzCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  3. Morton v. Tharpe & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
  4. Huber v. VereenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API