Anderson v. Cuthbert
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. November term, 1896. On January 9, 1894, Cuthbert brought his petition against Strong and the Merchants & Mechanics Building & Loan Association, alleging, that in January, 1891, ,he contracted verbally with Strong to purchase a certain house and lot in the city of Macon, for which he agreed to pay $400 in instalments, and with the consent of Strong went into possession of the property and began payment for it,…
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. November term, 1896. On January 9, 1894, Cuthbert brought his petition against Strong and the Merchants & Mechanics Building & Loan Association, alleging, that in January, 1891, ,he contracted verbally with Strong to purchase a certain house and lot in the city of Macon, for which he agreed to pay $400 in instalments, and with the consent of Strong went into possession of the property and began payment for it, claiming it as his own, and by August 20, 1892, had fully paid for it. The lot was a part of lot number 13 in a designated…
1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.
1. In support of his cause of action, the plaintiff without objection on the part of the defendants, and after introducing testimony tending to prove its execution, introduced in evidence a paper purporting to have been signed by Strong, the intestate of one of the defendants to this action, containing an acknowledgment, as contended by plaintiff, that he had bought the particular lot in controversy. The defendants attacked this paper, denied that the signature affixed thereto was the genuine signature of Strong, but alleged that the same was a forgery. Notwithstanding this paper had been…
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