Johnson v. Brown
Supreme Court of Georgia
Guaranty. Alteration. Before Judge Hall. Pike Superior Court. April Adjourned Term, 1873. Charles H. Johnson brought assumpsit against Charles ~W. Brown and James O. Hightower, on the following instru1 ment: “Barnesville, December 31st, 1860. “ To whom it may concern: This is to certify that we believe J. W. Owen'and H. F. Owen, who are desirous of buying some stock in the carriage and wagon line, good for what they may buy, to the amount of $600 00; and any person living in…
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Guaranty. Alteration. Before Judge Hall. Pike Superior Court. April Adjourned Term, 1873. Charles H. Johnson brought assumpsit against Charles ~W. Brown and James O. Hightower, on the following instru1 ment: “Barnesville, December 31st, 1860. “ To whom it may concern: This is to certify that we believe J. W. Owen'and H. F. Owen, who are desirous of buying some stock in the carriage and wagon line, good for what they may buy, to the amount of $600 00; and any person living in Griffin, Georgia, who may feel disposed to sell them, will please do so on as long time and as low price as possible,…
1Opinion of the Court
Trippe, Judge.
The reply made by plaintiff in error to the plea and evidence of defendants is, that the alteration is immaterial, that it could not be a matter of interest to them that credit should have been'given on the faith of their.letter in Griffin instead of in Macon. We think that both on principle and authority the alteration of the letter vitiated it. First, the writers of the letter may have had many reasons to prefer the credit being given in Macon. It may have been the headquarters *500of their own moneyed transactions. Their own consignments or deposits may have been there. It might…
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