Legal Opinion

Dickens v. Maxey

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 19, 1931No. 20457PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.

1. Prima facie the property described in a forthcoming bond given by the claimant is the property which the claimant received from the levying officer as a result of the bond. A claimant, after giving a forthcoming bond and taking possession of property levied on, can not, in the absence of fraud, accident or mistake or some equitable ground, be heard to deny that the property described in the bond, and which by the terms of the bond he agreed to produce at the time and place of the sale, did not come into his possession.

2. In a suit brought by the obligee, the' levying officer, for the use…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Grace v. FinleysonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bearden v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  2. Bearden v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  3. Bearden v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970

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