Hillhouse v. Adams

Jenkins, P.

J. 1. While it is true that an action for the purchase-price of goods can not be altogether defeated by a plea of total failure of consideration, unless the evidence shows that they were totally worthless for any purpose (Felder v. Neeves, 36 Ga. App. 41, 135 S. E. 219, and cit.), still, where a contract is entered into by which one of the parties agrees to furnish material and do certain construction work in a workmanlike manner, the undertaking is an entire one (Hunnicutt & Bellingrath Co. v. Van Hoose, 111 Ga. 518, 36 S. E. 669; Chamberlin v. Booth, 135 Ga. 719, 720, 70 S. E.…