Dennis v. Green
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Crawford Superior Court. Tried before-. Judge Powers, March Term, 1856. This was a bill filed by G. J. Green, adm’r of D. M. Causey, dec’d, against Isaac Dennis, sr. and Isaac Dennis, jr. The bill charges that D. M. Causey and one J. M. Dennis commenced business in Upson County in 1840, as partners, in the sale of dry goods; that the partnership lasted about two years, when it was discontinued; that J. M. Dennis had no means of his own to contribute his share…
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In Equity, in Crawford Superior Court. Tried before-. Judge Powers, March Term, 1856. This was a bill filed by G. J. Green, adm’r of D. M. Causey, dec’d, against Isaac Dennis, sr. and Isaac Dennis, jr. The bill charges that D. M. Causey and one J. M. Dennis commenced business in Upson County in 1840, as partners, in the sale of dry goods; that the partnership lasted about two years, when it was discontinued; that J. M. Dennis had no means of his own to contribute his share to the partnership capital, and Causey had to make large advances on account of said firm from his own private funds —…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Benning, J.
delivering the opinion.
[1.] The motion for the new trial in this case, was put upon these grounds:
That the verdict was contrary to the evidence and to the charge of the Court, and to the weight of the evidence.
The Court below granted the motion and puts its decision on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the charge of the Court, thereby leaving room for the inference that it considered the other grounds untenable.
If this was the opinion of the Court in respect to those grounds, it is one with which we agree. The whole evidence consisted of the fi. fas. the…
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