Howard v. Munford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Accounts. Verification. Evidence. Debtor and creditor. Fraud. Mistake. Equity. Burden of proof. Evidence. Amendment. Practice in superior court. Before Judge Fain. Bartow superior court. January term, 1887. Reported in tbe decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
Howard brought an action against Munford for $2,500. The declaration contained several counts, and presented two aspects, — one as a demand for money had and received for the use of the plaintiff, the other as an account for money generally. After verdict for the defendant, the plaintiff *167moved for a new trial on about thirty grounds, and a new trial was denied. The real case, though expanded in the record to great bulk, may be condensed into a few paragraphs.
Howard and Chamberlain were indebted to Munford, and turned over to him a furnace with its appurtenances to be…
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