Legal Opinion
Colson & Sons v. Ellis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 23, 1930No. 19723PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. A promissory note which recites that it is given for the purchase-money of described personalty, the title to which is retained in the payee until the note is paid, is not void or unenforceable as disclosing a want of consideration because it fails to show a delivery of the property to the purchaser who executed the note. Loewenherz v. Weil, 33 Ga. App. 760 (127 S. E. 883).
2. Under the provisions of the negotiable-instruments act, a note which is otherwise in the form of a negotiable instrument may contain a statement of the transaction out of which it arose, without losing its negotiable…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Pryor v. Ludden & Bates Southern Music HouseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Thomas v. ClarksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Citizens Nat. Bank v. BuckheitAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
- Continental Guaranty Corp. v. Peoples Bus LineSuperior Court of Delaware · 1922
- Bond & Maxwell v. PerrinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Geiger Finance Co. v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Jones v. Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Young v. John Deere Plow CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Frick Co. v. LawsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Dove v. Roberts & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
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