Legal Opinion

Wheeler v. Pioneer Investments, Inc.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 5, 1961No. 21375PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mobley, Justice.

“One who seeks rescission of a contract on the ground of fraud must restore, or offer to restore, the consideration received thereunder, as a condition precedent to bringing the action; and a petition which fails to allege restoration or offer to restore before institution of the suit is demurrable.” Williams v. Fouche, 157 Ga. 227 (121 SE 217); Ga. Baptist Orphans Home v. Moon, 192 Ga. 81 (14 SE2d 590); Puckett v. Reese, 203 Ga. 716 (48 SE2d 297); Dumas v. Burleigh, 209 Ga. 241 (71 SE2d 545). Accordingly, under the rule of the above-quoted decisions, the trial judge did not…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Williams v. FottchéSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
  2. Puckett v. ReeseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  3. Georgia Baptist Orphans Home Inc. v. MoonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  4. Dumas v. BurleighSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Brown v. Techdata Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  2. Jain v. Carload Delivery Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Smith v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  4. Dimmick v. PullenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
  5. Scott v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963

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