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29 Ga. 137

Jordan v. Rivers

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 15, 1859

Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1859-06-15

Decision by Judge Kiddoo, in Randolph Superior Court, May Term, 1859. James C. Rivers brought suit in the Superior Court of Randolph county, against Willoughby Jordan, upon the following paper: li Cuthbert, August 28th, 1851. This is to show, that I am to let James C. Rivers have the amount of one hundred and twenty-five dollars, in accounts which are on the books of Rivers & Jones, the same being in payment for the entire interest of said Rivers, in said firm.

Decided 1859-06-15

— Stephens J.

¶1By the Court.

¶2delivering the opinion.

¶3The single question here is, was the verdict supported by the evidence? We think it was not.

¶4The undertaking of Jordan was to let Rivers have accounts off of the books of Jones & Rivers. We think this implies that Rivers was to have the privilege of selection, to take good ones, if he could find them, but not certainly to have good ones, for at all events they were to come off of those books. There was no breach of the contract, unless Jordan refused to let Rivers have this privilege of selection. The evidence shows no such case, but on the contrary, the evidence is abundant and uncontradicted, that the books were frequently offered to Rivers for him to make his selection of accounts. Besides, there was uncontradicted evidence that Rivers had actually collected one of the accounts of forty or fifty dollars, and yet the verdict was for the whole amount.

¶5As a new trial was refused, the judgment mirst be reversed.

¶6Judgment reversed.

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