Walker v. Supple
Supreme Court of Georgia
Statute of frauds. Accounts. Contracts. Non-suit. Practice in the Superior Court. Before Judge Bartlett. Baldwin Superior Court. February-Term, 1874. For the facts, see the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, on an alleged agreement to purchase from the plaintiff an account on one Jack Denson for $249 99, for which the defendant promised to pay the plaintiff $186 00, which he has failed and refuses to do. On the trial of the case, the plaintiff proved that the contract or agreement was in parol, and not reduced to writing, and whilst the plaintiff’s witness was on the stand, in the midst of his testimony, defendant’s counsel moved the court to non-suit the plaintiff, because the defendant did not promise in…
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