Legal Opinion

Coggeshall v. Georgia Land & Investment Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 22, 1914No. 5374PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Complaint; from city court of Atlanta — Judge H. M. Reid. October 16, 1913.

1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.

W. D. Coggeshall brought suit 'against the Georgia Land & Investment Company, alleging that the defendant was a corporation under the laws of Georgia, originally organized under the name of Barrett Investment Company, and that the Barrett Investment Companjr, on March 4, 1910, issued to the plaintiff a certifícate for what purported to be ten shares of preferred stock in the said company, of the par value of $10 per share; that this certificate was in fact nothing more than an evidence of indebtedness, and provided for the payment of an 8 per cent, dividend on the first day of January of each…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hamlin v. Toledo, St. L. & K. C. R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
  2. Cook v. Equitable Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  3. Savannah Real Estate, Loan & Building Co. v. SilverbergSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  4. Spencer v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. South Georgia Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
  2. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. LoebSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
  3. Georgia Power Co. v. WattsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  4. Pisano v. Security Management Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Jefferson Banking Co. v. Trustees of Martin InstituteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1917

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