Florida Midland & Georgia Railroad v. Varnedoe
Supreme Court of Georgia
Pleadings. Amendment. Evidence. Corporations. Directors. Ratification. Before Judge Hansell. Lowndes superior court. November term, 1887. To the statements contained in the head-notes and in the opinion it is only necessary to add the following: S. L. Varnedoe sued the Florida Midland and Georgia Railroad Company for $8,488.98, on an account for 19,911 railroad cross-ties cut and delivered.
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Pleadings. Amendment. Evidence. Corporations. Directors. Ratification. Before Judge Hansell. Lowndes superior court. November term, 1887. To the statements contained in the head-notes and in the opinion it is only necessary to add the following: S. L. Varnedoe sued the Florida Midland and Georgia Railroad Company for $8,488.98, on an account for 19,911 railroad cross-ties cut and delivered. He after-wards amended his declaration, alleging that the defendant was due him the amount named for the cutting, preparation and delivery to it of the cross-ties, which had before then been got out and…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Yarnedoe brought suit against the railroad company for certain cross-ties cut and delivered to it. Upon the trial of the case, the jury, under the charge of the court, found a verdict for the plaintiff. A motion was made for a new trial, which was overruled, and the defendant excepted. The grounds of the motion will be found in the official report of the case.
1. There was no error in overruling the defendant’s motion to strike the amendment and dismiss the declaration. The amendment setting out the written contract by Peck was not a suit upon the contract, as claimed by the…
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