Legal Opinion
Raines v. Graham
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 1952No. 33749PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
1. In order to recover in an action of trover, the plaintiff is required to show either title or right of possession in himself to the property sought to be recovered (Underwood v. Underwood, 43 Ga. App. 643, 159 S. E. 725; Birmingham Fertilizer Co. v. Dozier, 13 Ga. App. 759, 762, 79 S. E. 927; Boswell v. Ivie, 31 Ga. App. 807, 122 S. E. 97), and a conversion by the defendant. Hudson v. Gunn, 20 Ga. App. 95 (92 S. E. 546).
2. “A general agent is defined to be one who is employed to transact generally all the business of the principal in regard to which he is employed, or in other words to do…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- First National Bank v. Charles Nelson & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1868
- Underwood v. UnderwoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Bacon v. Dannenberg Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Foster & Ackerman v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Birmingham Fertilizer Co. v. DozierCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by6 opinions
- McDaniel v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Graham v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- BEN HYMAN & COMPANY v. SolowCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Abercrombie v. MurrayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Associates Discount Corp. v. ParlierCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
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