Legal Opinion
Gignilliat v. Borg
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 14, 1974No. 48730PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Presiding Judge.
Gignilliat, the appellant, and Orr contracted to purchase from Mrs. Borg certain land in Gwinnett County, delivering Orr’s check for $5,000 to Mrs. Borg as earnest money. The purchasers defaulted in closing under the contract terms, and Orr’s check was returned by the bank with a notation thereon "account closed.” Mrs. Borg then sued Gignilliat and Orr to recover the earnest money which, under the sales contract, she was entitled to retain because of the default of the purchasers. Orr did not defend, but Gignilliat answered, asserting that the purchasers had…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Lewis v. AldermanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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