Jones v. Grantham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Pleadings. Amendment. Costs. Tax. Evidence. Contracts. Payment. Yerdict. New trial. Practice in Supreme Court. Before Judge Kibbee. Pulaski superior court. May term, 1887. , Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
In October, 1885, Grantham, having mortgaged certain land, applied to Jones for the means to pay off the mortgage, amounting to $150, with some few days interest at eight per cent. Jones agreed to furnish the amount, and did furnish it; whether by way of loan to Grantham or by way of direct advance to the mortgagee, is in dispute ; that is, whether he loaned the money to Grantham, or merely paid off the mortgage for him, is controverted. The sum actually paid to satisfy the mortgage was $140; but including what Jones paid to an attorney for drawing up the deed, the…
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