Georgia Court of Appeals, 1916

Gray v. Martin & Co.

Gray v. Martin & Co.
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided July 19, 1916 · Hodges
18 Ga. App. 460; 89 S.E. 540; 1916 Ga. App. LEXIS 1021

Gray v. Martin & Co.

Opinion of the Court

Hodges, J.

1. Title to goods consigned to one who subsequently becomes bankrupt does not pass to the trustee in bankruptcy, as the trustee gets no other or better title than that of the bankrupt, and a bail-trover suit can be maintained by the true owner against one who purchased such consigned goods at the bankrupt sale.

2. The court did not err in directing a verdict in favor of the consignor.

Judgment affirmed.

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