Supreme Court of Georgia, 1849

Smith v. Picket

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided July 15, 1849 · Lumpkin

7 Ga. 104

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

Hatten v. Central of Georgia Railway Co. (Ga. Ct. App. 1924)
Puckett v. Reed (Ark. 1876)

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Opinion of the Court

*105By the Court. —

Lumpkin, J.

delivering the opinion.

[1.] We think the Court was right in holding Smith liable upon the garnishment. This was a contract of bailment merely, evidenced by the receipt; and the baifor* having been garnisheed before the cotton was sold by the bailee^" he became responsible to the creditor of Hardwick upon the summons, and delivered over the property in his own wrong.

Let the judgment be affirmed.

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