Legal Opinion
Gillespie v. GEORGIAN FINANCE & INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 18, 1966No. 41687PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
“Generally a cause of action ex delicto cannot be set off against an action ex contractu, and vice versa. Hecht v. Snook & Austin Furniture Co., 114 Ga. 921 (41 SE 74); Bagan v. Standard Scale Co., 123 Ga. 14 (50 SE 951); Bibb Basket Co. v. Eufaula Bank &c. Co., 42 Ga. App. 394 (156 SE 310); Collins v. Garrett, 50 Ga. App. 203 (177 SE. 275). The only exception to this rule is where equitable principles such as insolvency or nonresidence of the plaintiff are involved. Hecht v. Snook & Austin Furniture Co., supra; Cornett v. Ault, 124 Ga. 944 (53 SE 460); Aetna Ins. Co. v.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hecht v. Snook & Austin Furniture Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Harden v. LangSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Fontaine v. Baxley, Boles & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Porter v. Davey Tree-Expert Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Ragan v. Standard Scale Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lariscy v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Thomas v. ShapiroCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988