Hammock v. Collins
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Trover; from city court of Eeidsville — Judge Cowart. April 3, 1922. E. C. Collins brought trover against John Hammock and Arthur Hammock for stated quantities of corn, cotton in seed, etc., alleged to have been raised on certain land of the plaintiff.
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Trover; from city court of Eeidsville — Judge Cowart. April 3, 1922. E. C. Collins brought trover against John Hammock and Arthur Hammock for stated quantities of corn, cotton in seed, etc., alleged to have been raised on certain land of the plaintiff. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, for $50. The plaintiff testified: “I rented to the defendants the Dan Wilds place for the year 1919. . . I am suing for what my part of the crop amounted to. . . They were to receive half the crop. . . I saw the crop several times during the time it was growing and once or more after it…
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
The evidence in this ease wholly fails to show the conversion of the specific property sued for, and furthermore under the evidence the case falls within the rule announced in Spikes v. Sassnett, 19 Ga. App. 479 (91 S. E. 789), and' case cited. It was error for the court to overrule the defendants’ motion for a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur. H. C. Beasley, for plaintiff in error. E. C. Collins, H. H. Elders, contra.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Spikes v. SassnettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
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- Graham v. RainesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951