Harris v. Gano
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Eelton. Houston superior court. April 10, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
Gano sued Harris, executor, on a note for $2,000. The defendant admitted the indebtedness, but filed an equitable petition to enjoin the suit, in order to enable him to obtain the benefit of an equitable set-off, alleging that he had two common-law actions pending in Houston superior court against Gano & Jennings,' one for $3,465 and the other for $6,569; that these claims arose from the breach of a contract, on the part of Gano & Jennings, to cut, pile, and ship hardwood timber on land belonging to Harris as executor; that Gano was a member of the firm of Gano & Jennings; *935that the…
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