Legal Opinion
Motors Mortgage Corp. v. Purchase-Money Note Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 22, 1928No. 18413PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. Where the force and effect of a contract executed in another State are governed by the laws of that State, and no law of that State is pleaded or proved, it will be presumed that the common law is of force there. Gunn v. Wilson, 20 Ga. App. 14(3) (92 S. E. 721); Hines v. Evitt, 25 Ga. App. 606(3) (103 S. E. 865). In such a case the decisions of the courts of this State dealing with such a contract, under the common-law rule governing the same, will be followed, even though the courts of last resort in the State where the contract was executed may have construed a similar contract…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hays v. Jordan & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Thomas v. ClarksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Cunningham & Co. v. CuretonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Wadley Lumber Co. v. LottSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Cottrell & Sons v. Merchants & Mechanics BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Trustees of Jesse Parker Williams Hospital v. NisbetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Redfern Meats v. Hertz CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Motz v. Alropa CorporationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Thomas v. ShepherdCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- White v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
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