Legal Opinion
Scofield v. McNaught
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 15, 1874PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Equity. Wendor and purchaser. Landlord and tenant. Usury. Interest. Judgment. Before Judge Hopkins. Fulton Superior Court. April Term, 1873. For the facts of this case, see the opinions.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This was a bill filed by Lewis Scofield against William McNaught, administrator of L. Windsor Smith, to the April term, 1870, of Fulton superior court.
The bill sets up that on the 4th day of-April, 1861, N. E. Gardner bought of said Smith, then in life, a certain parcel of land in said county, describing the same, under the following agreement in writing, a copy of which was attached as an exhibit to the bill, to-wit:
“ This agreement made at Atlanta, Georgia, this 4th day of April, 1861, between L. Windsor Smith and N. E. Gardner, witnesseth, that in consideration of the…
2Cited by8 opinions
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