Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. Phillips
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 8, 1891PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Contracts. Sunday. Ratification. Before Judge Roberts. Montgomery superior court. October term, 1890. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Dempsey Phillips brought trover against James Calhoun for the recovery of a certain pair of oxen. The plaintiff testified that the oxen sued for were his; that he bought them from Prince Mosely for $20; that Mosely owed him for some timber money that he had kept and used, and he was to allow Mosely $20 on the account and take the oxen as they ran in the woods, the oxen not being present and actually delivered; that the sale was on the 6th of Februai’y, 1887; and that he afterwards allowed the credit of the $20 from the money Mosely was due him. The calendar showed that the…
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