Legal Opinion
Park v. Swann
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 3, 1917No. 7916PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Complaint; from city court of Blakely—Judge Sheffield. October 30, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, P. J.
1. Under the rulings in Park v. Carmichael, ante, 36 (92 S. E. 397), the court did not err in overruling the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grounds of the demurrer to the amended answer of the defendant.
2. The admission of the documentary evidence excepted to was not error for any reason assigned.
3. Ordinarily the measure of damages where property has been converted is its market value at the time of the conversion. Waring v. Gaskill, 95 Ga. 731 (2), 732 ( 22 S. E. 659); Alexander v. Peebles, 144 Ga. 78 (86 S. E. 231) ; Preston v. Prather, 137 U. S. 604 (5) (11 Sup. Ct. 162, 34 L. ed. 788). In this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Preston v. PratherSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Waring v. GaskillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Park v. CarmichaelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Alexander v. PeeblesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Watson v. TOMPKINS CHEVROLET COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Cooper v. Citizens Bank of GainesvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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