Schofield v. Jones
Supreme Court of Georgia
Husband and wife. Evidence. Promissory notes. Contracts. Before Judge Harris. City court of Macon. .September term, 1889. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The action was complaint in the nature of trover for the conversion of a diamond ring. It was brought by Mrs. Jones against Schofield in May, 1889. The jury found for the plaintiff $191.68; and the defendant made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled by the court.
The plaintiff delivered the ring to the defendant, in August, 1888, as security for a debt, and the debt was unpaid when the action was brought. If the debt was one for which Mrs. Jones was bound jointly with her husband, there should have been no recovery; if otherwise, the verdict was correct. The…
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