Flanagan v. Scott
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint on account. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. April term, 1896. John Flanagan and Dennis Flanagan were sued by Scott upon an open account made out to “John Flanagan & Son.” Defendant pleaded, that plaintiff sold to Dennis Flanagan intoxicating liquor while he was intoxicated, during the year the account was made, at several different times, and has charged him large sums which defendant did not promise to pay or become obligated for.
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Complaint on account. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. April term, 1896. John Flanagan and Dennis Flanagan were sued by Scott upon an open account made out to “John Flanagan & Son.” Defendant pleaded, that plaintiff sold to Dennis Flanagan intoxicating liquor while he was intoxicated, during the year the account was made, at several different times, and has charged him large sums which defendant did not promise to pay or become obligated for. Plaintiff obtained a verdict "for $76.50 principal, with interest from January 1, 1892. John Flanagan moved for a new trial, which was denied,…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
There was a motion made in this case to dismiss the writ of error, upon two grounds. The first ground was that the writ of error ought to be dismissed, unless the plaintiff in error paid the costs in the case upon the call of the same in its order for argument, because the plaintiff in error, who had filed in the court below a pauper affidavit to avoid the payment of costs, failed to state in his affidavit “that his counsel has advised him that he has good cause for a writ of error.” In his affidavit the plaintiff in error simply states that, because of his poverty, he is unable to pay the…
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