O'Barr v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Georgia
Case. Tried before Judge Milner. Motion for new trial, decided by Judge Underwood. Floyd Superior Court. July Term, 1867. John T. Alexander and Vm. T. Trammell, Attorneys at Law, made and delivered to O’Barr tbeir receipt for the following note: “$546,98. By the twenty-fifth day of December next, I promise to pay Robert O’Barr or bearer, Five hundred and forty-six dollars ninety eight cents, for work done on hotel, with interest from date. May 17th, 1851. L. J. HILBURN.”
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Case. Tried before Judge Milner. Motion for new trial, decided by Judge Underwood. Floyd Superior Court. July Term, 1867. John T. Alexander and Vm. T. Trammell, Attorneys at Law, made and delivered to O’Barr tbeir receipt for the following note: “$546,98. By the twenty-fifth day of December next, I promise to pay Robert O’Barr or bearer, Five hundred and forty-six dollars ninety eight cents, for work done on hotel, with interest from date. May 17th, 1851. L. J. HILBURN.” They brought suit on it for O’Barr against Hilburn, in Floyd Superior Court, averring therein that the consideration of…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
1. The Court did right to refuse the continuance. It was asked by the attorney on the ground that his client had written to him a letter stating that the client was sick and unable to travel. This was no evidence of the fact of such sickness even if the showing in other respects had been sufficient.
2. An attorney, in the practice of his profession engages for reasonable skill and diligence, and is responsible for ordinary neglect. Cox vs. Sullivan, 7 Ga. R., 148; and cases cited. Perhaps this is about as definitely as his duties and liabilities can be defined. What may be a want of skill in…
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