Boswell v. Gillen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Claim. Before Judge Lewis. Greene superior court. June 3, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
1. Where an agreement for the compromise of a pending cause is made hy a party and his counsel on the one hand, and hy the counsel of the opposite party and ratified by his client, whereby one of the parties is to do certain acts, such agreement upon performance or offer to perform according to its terms within a reasonable'time, becomes binding on the parties, and puts an end to the original subject-matter of the controversy. Parker v. Riley, 21 Ga. 427.
Submitted February 10, Decided August 15, 1908. Claim. Before Judge Lewis. Greene superior court. June 3, 1907. Janies Davison, for…
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