Legal Opinion

English v. English

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 7, 1882PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Practice in Superior Court. New Trial. Vendor and Purchaser. Title. Before Judge SlMMONS. Bibb Superior Court. April Term, 1882. To the report contained in the decision, it is only necessary to add, in connection with the third and fourth divisions thereof, that two grounds of the motion for new trial were as follows: (3.) Because, while charging the jury, the court turned to counsel and asked if he had omitted any point, when respondents’ attorney requested him to charge :…

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Practice in Superior Court. New Trial. Vendor and Purchaser. Title. Before Judge SlMMONS. Bibb Superior Court. April Term, 1882. To the report contained in the decision, it is only necessary to add, in connection with the third and fourth divisions thereof, that two grounds of the motion for new trial were as follows: (3.) Because, while charging the jury, the court turned to counsel and asked if he had omitted any point, when respondents’ attorney requested him to charge : “ That though Andrew J. had not proved to their satisfaction the full payment of every dollar, that if they find that…

1Opinion of the Court

ISpeer, Justice.

This was a bill filed by the complainant below, in in which he alleges that, by purchase, he became the owner of the tracts of land therein described, and that for the purpose of aiding the respondent, Andrew J. English, his cousin, he stocked the same, and t urned all over to the respondent to take charge of and superintend the same, and to farm thereon for complainant; that thereafter, a small fi. fa. in favor of Blount & Hardeman was levied on a portion of said land ; that complainant directed the respondent to buy in said land for him, which he promised to do with money to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Howard v. BarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
  2. Kerley v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
  3. Hull v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. KnightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  2. Purcell v. Armour Packing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  3. Blackmon v. EwingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  4. Latin-American Bank v. RogersSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
  5. Georgia State Building & Loan Ass'n v. FaisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902

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