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Harris v. Jones

79 S.E. 841, 140 Ga. 768, 1913 Ga. LEXIS 252
CourtSupreme Court of Georgia
DecidedOctober 15, 1913
StatusPublished
Cited by6 cases

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Bluebook
Harris v. Jones, 79 S.E. 841, 140 Ga. 768, 1913 Ga. LEXIS 252 (Ga. 1913).

Opinion

Evans, P. J.

1. An agreement between a creditor, his debtor, and a third person, whereby such third person, in consideration of the creditor’s releasing the debtor, agrees to pay the amount of the debt to the creditor, and as part of the agreement the creditor releases his debtor and agrees that such third person shall be substituted for the debtor, is not within the statute' of frauds; the debt is extinguished as to the debtor, and the third person becomes, by substitution, the debtor in his place. Palmetto Manufacturing Co. v. Parker, 123 Ga. 798 (51 S. E. 714).

2. The charges complained of were in substantial accord with the foregoing principle, and the verdict was supported by the evidence.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concu/r.

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