Vaughn v. Georgia Co-operative Loan Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Callaway. Richmond superior court. October term, 1894. A demurrer to the petition was overruled, and the defendants excepted. The petition alleged, that plaintiff, the Georgia Co-operative Loan Company, is a duly chartered corporation. Defendants are S. B. Vaughn, his sister Annie J. Dill, and Patrick Armstrong. On December 12, 1891, Vaughn was the owner in fee of a lot in the city of Augusta, described.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Callaway. Richmond superior court. October term, 1894. A demurrer to the petition was overruled, and the defendants excepted. The petition alleged, that plaintiff, the Georgia Co-operative Loan Company, is a duly chartered corporation. Defendants are S. B. Vaughn, his sister Annie J. Dill, and Patrick Armstrong. On December 12, 1891, Vaughn was the owner in fee of a lot in the city of Augusta, described. He purchased it from John B. Vaughn, trustee, Sarah F. Vaughn, life-tenant, Annie J. Dill and M. L. McCord, remaindermen (S. B. Vaughn being the third…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Chief Justice.
The allegations of the plaintiff’s petition are set out by the reporter. The defendants demurred to the petition upon the grounds, that there was no equity therein, and that there was a misjoinder of causes of action and of parties defendant. According to the allegations of the petition, one of the defendants, Vaughn, borrowed $5,500 from the plaintiff, and to secure the same conveyed to the plaintiff certain land in the city of Augusta. Vaughn was at that time the plaintiff’s local secretary and agent at Augusta, and having confidence in him as such, the plaintiff sent…
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