Legal Opinion · Dissent
Gray v. Quality Finance Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 4, 1974No. 48609, 48610Published
1DissentEberhardt, Presiding Judge
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” — Thoreau. I must dissent. Forfeitures are abhorred both at law and in equity. Cobbs Land Co. v. Colonial Hill Co., 157 Ga. 236, 253 (121 SE 395). Rather, both delight to do justice, and that not by halves. Tallman v. Varick, 5 Barb. (N. Y.) 277, 280. Long ago in the case of Heard v. Sill, 26 Ga. 302, 309, Mr. Justice Lumpkin asserted: "After all, where lies the justice of the case? I try always to dig deep for that; and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sawyer v. CargileSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Chafin v. TumlinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Cobbs Land Co. v. Colonial Hill Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Heard v. SillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858