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24 Ga. 636

Holmes v. George

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 15, 1858

Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1858-03-15

In Equity from Troup County. Decision by Judge Bull, at May Term, 1857. . On the 15th day of February, 1856, James R. George for the use of Matthew M. Scott, brought his action of debt against Vivian Holmes, returnable to Troup Superior Court, May Term, 1856, founded on a promissory note made by said Vivian Holmes, on the 13th December, 1851, whereby he promised on the 35th of December, 1853, to pay to James R. George, three hundred and twenty dollars for value received.

Decided 1858-03-15

Benning, J.

¶1By the Court. delivering the opinion.

¶2The bill states, that the partnership lasted over five month's, and that the net profits of the partnership business, were $40 per day. The answer does not deny these statements, except on information and belief; and a denial of the allegations of a bill, if the denial be merely on information and belief, will not justify the dissolution of the injunction, especially if the case be one in which, such dissolution might work irremediable mischief. This is such a case, for Holmes has left the State.

¶3These statements being taken as true, there is equity in the bill.

¶4It was argued for the defendant, that the matters of set-off pleaded in the bill, came into existence after the note was transferred by George to Scott, and that, therefore, they were not good against Scott.

¶5*640But, first, this argument rests upon a statement in the answer, not responsive to any thing in the bill; and secondly, the note is without words of negotiability ,• is it not one, therefore, in respect to which, Scott cannot have a better position than George’s was.

¶6We think that the Court erred in dissolving the injunction.

¶7Judgment reversed.

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