Legal Opinion
Zorn v. Hannah & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 26, 1898PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Complaint. Before Judge Beck. Upson superior court. February 16, 1898.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
Zorn, suing for the- use of Adams & Company, alleged that Hannah & Company were indebted to him for the *62value of four bales of cotton stored with the defendants as warehousemen, which were destroyed by fire by reason of the negligence of the defendants in placing certain cotton on the ■outside of their warehouse near a railroad-track. Attached to the declaration were copies of receipts given for such cotton, the first of which was dated November 22, 1893, and was as follows: “Iron Warehouse. G. W. T. Hannah & Company, proprietors. Mark [4] No. [161] weight [450] P Marks [175] Rec. from A. M.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hamilton & Co. v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Zorn v. Hannah & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1896
3Cited by5 opinions
- Farmers Ginnery & Manufacturing Co. v. ThrasherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Atwater v. Hannah & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Rochelle Gin & Cotton Co. v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Davis v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Rich's Inc. v. Empire Gold Buying Service Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943