Rowe v. Spencer
Supreme Court of Georgia
Trover. Before Judge Daniel. Gwinnett-superior court. April 30, 1912. Spencer brought trover against Rowe. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant was refused a new trial, and he excepted.
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Trover. Before Judge Daniel. Gwinnett-superior court. April 30, 1912. Spencer brought trover against Rowe. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant was refused a new trial, and he excepted. The testimony of the plaintiff was as follows: On June 19, 1906, he agreed to sell the mules in controversy to one Humphrey, for the price of $450, of which the sum of $100'was to be paid cash, and for the balance Humphrey was to give Spencer two promissory notes, each for $175, payable respectively September 1, and November 1, 1906. Title to the mules was to be retained by Spencer until the…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) “Whenever personal property is sold and delivered with 'the condition affixed to *543the sale that the title thereto is to remain in the vendor of such personal property until the purchase-price thereof shall have been paid, every such conditional sale, in order for the reservation of title to be valid as against third parties, shall be evidenced in writing, and not otherwise. And the written contract of every such conditional sale shall be executed and attested in the same manner as mortgages on personal property; as between the parties themselves, the…
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