Legal Opinion

Marler v. Simmons

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 5, 1888PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Statute of limitations. Actions. Diligence. Before JuclgeWELLBORN. Hall superior court. February term, 1888. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

This was an action commenced in a justice’s court by Simmons against Marler, on the thirteenth of November, 1884, for the balance due him for his fee for services rendered in a certain ease in the superior court, which said balance had been collected by Marler, his associate counsel, and was not paid over to Simmons on demand. Marler filed several pleas, among which were the general issue and the statute of limitations. The magistrate rendered judgment in favor of Marler; whereupon Simmons carried the case to the superior court,-by appeal.

On the trial of the ease in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sutton v. DyeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
  2. Printup v. Alexander & WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  3. Freeman v. CraverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
  4. Gorman v. HammondSupreme Court of Georgia · 1859

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Kirkley v. SharpSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  2. Frost v. ArnaudSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
  3. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Toombs CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  4. Anderson v. GaileyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1929
  5. Brinsfield v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936

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