Hewitt v. Lamb
Supreme Court of Georgia
Interpleader. Before Judge Bawlings. Washington superior court. March. 7, 1907. Beall and others, directors of the Davisboro Bank, offered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Washington county, Georgia, of the body of Maro S. Potter. Potter was arrested in California and delivered to the sheriJf at Sanders-ville, Georgia.
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Interpleader. Before Judge Bawlings. Washington superior court. March. 7, 1907. Beall and others, directors of the Davisboro Bank, offered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Washington county, Georgia, of the body of Maro S. Potter. Potter was arrested in California and delivered to the sheriJf at Sanders-ville, Georgia. Hewitt brought suit against Beall et al., claiming the reward, on the ground that he had caused the arrest by his agents, and had gone after Potter, brought him back to Georgia, and delivered him to the sheriff of Washington county. Lamb brought…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
(After stating the facts.)
1. While the evidence in this case was conflicting as to whether Hewitt, through the services of the detective agency whose assistance he is alleged to have procured, or Hall, through his own efforts and with the assistance of others- whose services he secured, caused the arrest and detention of the party for whose arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Washington county the reward had been offered, there was sufficient evidence to authorize the verdiet in favor of the defendant in error, Hall’s assignee, upon that material and controlling issue. That being true, upon…
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