Legal Opinion

Skinner v. Elliott

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 20, 1916No. 6622PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Trover; from city court of Waynesboro — Judge W. H. Davis. April 21, 1915.

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.

In the spring of 1914 the defendant executed and delivered to the plaintiff a bill of sale of a mule, in which was a recital that it was given to secure “the sum of three hundred dollars advanced and to be advanced to me in provisions and supplies by C. W. Skinner [the plaintiff] and to secure any balance on account or note that I may be due the said C. W. Skinner at any time.” The evidence indicated that the defendant had paid to the plaintiff a sufficient sum to discharge all the indebtedness to the plaintiff incurred by him during the year 1914 (except possibly a few cents — an amount so…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Dickenson v. StultsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Hester v. GairdnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  3. Gay v. PeakCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  4. Wylly v. ScrevenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  5. McClure v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Beavers v. LeSueurSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  2. Hamlin v. Timberlake Grocery Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. Dudley v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  4. Albany Loan & Finance Co. v. TiftCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  5. Troup Co. v. SpeerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919

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