Knight v. William Summerlin Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
By his written acceptance of the letter Knight assumed an unconditional obligation to pay a definite sum of money at definite times. He may not engraft upon it a provision converting the unconditional contract to pay into a conditional obligation by pleading a contemporaneous oral agreement to that effect. Lee v. Garland, 208 Ga. 251 (66 SE2d 223); Johnson v. Cobb, 100 Ga. 139, 141 (28 SE 72); Mansfield v. Barber, 59 Ga. 851; Mason v. Blayton, 119 Ga. App. 203 (166 SE2d 601). Nor could the alleged contemporaneous oral agreement be proven. Bullard v. Brewer, 118 Ga. 918 (45 SE…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bullard v. BrewerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Johnson v. CobbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Langenback v. MaysSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Martin v. MonroeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Mason v. BlaytonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
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