Legal Opinion

Prince v. Wood

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 12, 1918No. 9795PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Action upon bond; from Laurens superior court—Judge Kent. April 22, 1918. .

1Opinion of the CourtWade, C. J.

1. The contention as to bar by election of a different remedy is without merit. “The plaintiff may pursue any number of consistent concurrent remedies against different persons until he obtains a satisfaction from some of them.” Civil Code, § 5522. “A , rule absolute against the sheriff, ordering liim to pay over money, is neither, an extinguishment of his official 'security, nor a bar to a suit against his sureties. It is but one of several remedies which the injured party may use successively, until he obtains- satisfaction.” Crawford v. Word, 7 Ga. 445. See, on this subject generally,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Board of Education v. DaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Mason v. Commissioners of Roads & RevenuesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  3. Harris v. BlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
  4. Jones, Drumright & Co. v. Thacker & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1878
  5. Crawford ex rel. Stanford v. WordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Talmadge v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  2. Ketcham v. HinesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
  3. Garmany v. ShawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927

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