Hall v. Waller
Hall v. Waller
Opinion of the Court
James G. Hall, in December, 1875, made Smith'Waller an absolute deed to a tract of land known as the Bivins place, and put him in possession thereof. In 1879,' brought suit against Waller, alleging in substance, that being indebted to him about $1,800.00 at the time above mentioned,’ and desirous of paying it, he executed the deed named, but that it was only for the purpose of allowing Waller to sell the land, pay himself and then turn over to him the excess, which they thought would amount to about $700.00. But that Waller immediately rented out the land for the ensuing year, and afterwards sold it, and had never paid him over anything. That in making a deed he confided in Waller’s christian.character, and his assertion that he would sell the land in a day or two and pay him the excess. On demurrer this declaration was held bad, and the plaintiff offered an amendment, alleging substantially that he had authorized Waller to sell the Bivins land for what he could get, pay the notes and return the overplus to plaintiff, and that he had sold the land, realizing $400.00 above the amount due on the notes which he fails to pay over.
This amendment was demurred to, upon the ground that it introduced a new and distinct cause of action, which was sustained by the court, and to both of which rulings the plaintiff excepted.
The fraudulent conduct alleged against the defendant in this declaration does not claim that the written contract did not contain all that was to have been embraced in it. With no other pleadings therefore, it is insufficient to authorize the maintenance of the suit, even with parol proof to sustain it. 50 Ga., 211; 60 Ib., 159.
Judgment affirmed.
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