Legal Opinion

Crooker v. Hamilton

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 9, 1907No. 473PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Complaint, from city court of Baxley — Judge Thomas. April 17, 1907.

1Opinion of the Court

Russell, J-.

Crooker brought suit upon a promissory note, against John Hamilton and Willie Hamilton. The note sued upon *191was given for a patent right, and it so appears in the face of the note. The defendants filed a plea of fraud in the procurement of the note and of failure of consideration, the plea averring that the consideration of the note was a patent right’ for a certain clothes washer, and that the thing patented, and therefore the patent right, was absolutely worthless. The plea alleged other grounds ■of failure of consideration. The defendants., further alleged in their plea a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Martin v. MonroeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  2. Dickenson v. StultsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Marietta Savings Bank v. JanesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  4. Dyer v. ErwinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  5. Epps v. WaringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Turpin v. North American Acceptance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  2. Chicago Building & Manufacturing Co. v. ButlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  3. Smith v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  4. Cole v. Illinois Sewing Machine Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  5. Scott v. BattleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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