McLean v. Clark
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equity. Witness. Opinion. Declarations. Attorney and client. Confidential communications. Innocent purchaser. Charge of Court. Credibility of witness. Evidence. Acquiescence. Waiver. False representations. Before Judge Greene. Newton Superior Court.
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Equity. Witness. Opinion. Declarations. Attorney and client. Confidential communications. Innocent purchaser. Charge of Court. Credibility of witness. Evidence. Acquiescence. Waiver. False representations. Before Judge Greene. Newton Superior Court. March Term, 1872. Hugh McLean filed his bill to the September Term, 1868, of Newton Superior Court, against William W. (¡Hark, John Harris, and Enoch Steadman, containing, substantially, the following allegations: That in 1860 complainant rented from Charles Camp and Noah Phillips, who were then,doing business under the firm name of Phillips &…
1Opinion of the Court
McCay, Judge.
1. The great issue on trial in this case was whether the defendants had, by unfair practices, so wrought on McLean’s fears as to induce him, under the influence of those fears, to sell his property to them for much less than a fair price. This involves two things: Hid they do the acts alleged ? And if so, did these acts produce an alarm which led McLean to sacrifice his property ? Hid they take an unfair advantage of the surroundings, and of McLean’s state of mind, to get his property from him at much less than its true value ? Any evidence which is material to the illustration…
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