Barrie v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action on contract. Before Judge Proffitt. City court of Elberton. August term, 1897.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.
An action was brought by Barrie against Mrs. W. C. Smith upon a contract of subscription for a speci— *35tied edition of “Balzac’s Comedie Humaine,” which the defend-: ant was induced to sign by the plaintiff’s agent. The edition: consisted of forty-six volumes. After taking and paying for seven volumes at the contract price, Mrs. Smith refused to receive or pay for any more of them. Her defense to the action, was, in substance, that she had subscribed for the books upon the faith of representations made by the plaintiff’s agent, that they were suitable for a family library; but that upon…
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