Green v. Southern Express Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Trespass vi et armis. Lien of attorneys. Settlement. Tried before James J. Scarborough, Esq. Sumter Superior Court. October Term, 1868. Green sued the Southern Express Company and others for false imprisonment, and obtained a verdict against the Company for $5,000 00. The Company appealed. At the appeal trial, many questions were made, and come here in these bills of exceptions for review. As they were not passed upon by this Court, they are omitted.
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Trespass vi et armis. Lien of attorneys. Settlement. Tried before James J. Scarborough, Esq. Sumter Superior Court. October Term, 1868. Green sued the Southern Express Company and others for false imprisonment, and obtained a verdict against the Company for $5,000 00. The Company appealed. At the appeal trial, many questions were made, and come here in these bills of exceptions for review. As they were not passed upon by this Court, they are omitted. The record shows the following facts concerning the only point decided by this Court, i. e., whether, in this case, there could be a recovery…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Both parties are dissatisfied with the ruling of the Court in this case; and each tendered a bill of exceptions, assigning various errors which they alleged were committed upon the trial. After a careful examination of the record, we deem it unnecessary to decide but a single point.
*22It was admitted by the parties, for the purposes of this trial, that the Southern Express Company had settled this case with Green, the plaintiff, and had paid him the amount agreed upon, which he had accepted in full satisfaction for the injury; that this settlement was made pending this suit, but without notice…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gray v. LawsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1867