Legal Opinion

Cohen v. Parish

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 3, 1897PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Equitable petition. Before Judge Lumpkin. Eulton superior court. March term, 1896.

1Opinion of the Court

Cobb, Justice.

The material facts are as follows: John T. Parish owned a city lot which he exchanged for another lot owned by Samuel T. Bryan, receiving a difference in money of' $400.00. On April 30, 1886, Bryan, by direction of Parish, conveyed the lot to him as trustee for his minor daughter, Minnie Laura Parish. In this deed the trustee was given power to sell and convey the property without an order of court. At the time of this transaction Parish was indebted to L. Cohen & Company, and the lot conveyed was all the visible- property he owned, but he had in hand cash sufficient, when added…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Toof v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  2. Cothran v. ForsythSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  3. Powell v. WestmorelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
  4. Brown v. SpiveySupreme Court of Georgia · 1874

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. McLendon v. Reynolds Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  2. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
  3. Swinks v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1968
  4. Keeter v. Bank of EllijaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  5. Mercantile National Bank v. AldridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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