Legal Opinion

Avery & Co. v. Middlebrooks

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 3, 1917No. 8150PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Complaint; from Pike superior court—Judge Searcy. September 15, 1916.

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

Avery & Company brought suit against Mrs. Ella E. Middlebrooks and her husband, J. M. Middlebrooks, for the principal, interest, and stipulated attorney’s fees of 10 per cent., on four promissory notes, the aggregate principal of which' was $974.74, and the credits on which were $280.44. In addition to certain pleas which weTe disposed of by the decision of the Supreme Court in. this case, as reported in 142 Ga. 830 (83 S. E. 944), Mrs. Middlebrooks pleaded as follows: “Defendant says that she is not indebted or liable to plaintiff for attorney’s fees on • said notes. Nor is she liable to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Giles v. SpinksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
  2. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. CrawleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  3. Avery & Co. v. MiddlebrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  4. Mitchell v. Henry Vogt Machine Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  5. Rockdale Paper Mills v. StevensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Reserve Life Insurance Company v. GaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1958
  2. Walton v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  3. Fidelity & Cas. Co. of NY v. MangumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  4. Eastern Foods, Inc. v. FormanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. HattawayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934

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