Legal Opinion

Ragsdale v. Shipp

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 2, 1899PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Certiorari. Before Judge Fite. Paulding superior court. August term, 1898.

1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.

1. The mere expression by a seller of his opinion or belief will not constitute him a warrantor. Where during the negotiation of a trade for a mule the buyer in examining the animal found that it “ looked very sleepy and bad and was swollen under the throat and [he] asked what was the matter with [it], and [the seller] said that it had shipping cold and would be all right in a few days,” there being nothing to show that the buyer did not then have as full knowledge of the nature and extent of the disorder as the seller-had, and it not appearing that the buyer did not rely upon his own…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. WellsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  2. Smith v. FrazerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
  3. Smith v. ClementsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
  4. Terrell v. FlorenceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936

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