Legal Opinion
Warren v. Gray
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 12, 1954No. 35059PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNichols, J.
1. Evidence that Warren neither paid anything nor offered any consideration to Gray for cancelling the contract was not objectionable as misleading the jury in reaching legal conclusions, as was contended in special ground four. A contract may be rescinded by mutual consent, in which case the surrender by each party of his rights under the contract is sufficient consideration (Code § 20-905; Riggens v. Pomona Products Co., 82 Ga. App. 636, 61 S. E. 2d 682; Vlass v. Walker, 86 Ga. App. 742, 72 S. E. 2d 464); but it is also possible that a party to a valid contract might require some additional…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Walker v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
- Mendel v. Converse & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- City & Suburban Railway v. FindleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. GortatowskySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- City of Atlanta v. ScipleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Cagle Poultry & Egg Co. v. BusickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- M.C. Anderson v. GoldenDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1982
- Leniston v. BonfiglioCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Martinson v. Publishers Forest Products Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1974
- Peachtree Medical Building, Inc. v. KeelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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