Legal Opinion

Jones v. Bartlett

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 11, 1956No. 36118PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtQuillian, J.

The defendant insists that the note was without consideration because the alleged indebtedness had been satisfied by a prior judgment which was res adjudicata of the present action. The plaintiff testified that the present action was instituted for a note the consideration of which was a separate account from that for which a previous judgment was rendered against the defendant. Two> accounts may exist between the same parties so as to give two separate and distinct causes of action. Gowder v. Reeves, 61 Ga. App. 715 (7 S. E. 2d 337). There was sufficient evidence to support the verdict, and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gowder v. ReevesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Georgia Marble Co. v. JuddCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

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