Seals, Armour & Co. v. Stocks
Supreme Court of Georgia
Motion to reinstate. Before Judge Hart. Greene' superior court. August term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
It is mow well settled that the defendant in an action of bail-trover, which the plaintiff voluntarily dismisses, is ordinarily entitled to a judgment against the latter and his sureties upon the bond given by him nnder section 4606 of the-Civil Code for the purpose of obtaining possession of the-property in dispute. Thomas v. Price, 88 Ga. 533; Block v. Tinsley, 95 Ga. 436. A majority of the court axe, however, of the opinion that the general rule is inapplicable t'o the present case.
It appears that Seals, Armour & Co. brought against Stocks an action of bail-trover for the…
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