Legal Opinion

Carroll v. Hutchinson

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 24, 1907No. 255PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Complaint, from pity court of Tbomasville — Judge Hansell. February 8, 1907.

1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.

1. A plea alleging fraud, but not alleging specific acts constituting fraud, should be stricken on demurrer.

2. One who, in the absence of fraud, knowingly gives his promissory notes for a sum of money for the purchase-price of land for which he accepts from the payee of the notes a bond for title, conditioned upon the pay- : ment of that sum, can not defeat the collection, of the notes by show*61ing an antecedent executory agreement on tlie payee’s part to give him tlie land, or a part of the purchase-price, or to sell it to him at a price different from that stated in the written contract.

Compla…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. City of Moultrie v. Schofield's Sons Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  2. Cottle v. TomlinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  3. Henry v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  4. Jones v. FullerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
  5. Ducros v. Peoples Drug StoreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

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