Hicks v. Walker
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Complaint; from city court of Wrightsville — Judge Hatcher. February 15, 1915. The action was by J. M. Walker against íupe Hicks. • The petition alleged: Jupe Hicks is indebted to petitioner in the sum of $195.56, by reason of the following facts: Clarke Mathis was work- ■ ing a farm during the year 1911 for petitioner, and, while cultivating and gathering the crop, became indebted to petitioner in a large sum of money, and, after giving him credit for his crop recovered by…
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Complaint; from city court of Wrightsville — Judge Hatcher. February 15, 1915. The action was by J. M. Walker against íupe Hicks. • The petition alleged: Jupe Hicks is indebted to petitioner in the sum of $195.56, by reason of the following facts: Clarke Mathis was work- ■ ing a farm during the year 1911 for petitioner, and, while cultivating and gathering the crop, became indebted to petitioner in a large sum of money, and, after giving him credit for his crop recovered by petitioner, he remained indebted in the sum of $195.56. On of about December 28, 1911, Jupe Hicks made a trade with…
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
Walker’s evidence showed that Clarke Mathis was a cropper on his place. Walker was approached by Hicks, who stated that he had traded with Mathis to work a two-horse farm for him the following year, and wanted to know what amount Mathis owed Walker. Walker stated that he did not know the amount of. *393the indebtedness, because he had not had a final settlement with Clarke. Thereupon Hicks stated that if Walker would allow Mathis to move Hicks’s place and carry with him the corn, etc., that he had raised on Walker’s place, he (Hicks) would pay Walker whatever, if anything, Mathis owed Walker when…
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