Leader & Rosansky v. Moseley

93 S.E. 541, 20 Ga. App. 798, 1917 Ga. App. LEXIS 1088

• Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Decided: September 13, 1917
• Docket: 8651
• Status: Published

Opinion

Wade, C. J.

1. There was evidence from which the jury could infer that the defect in the horse warranted as sound by the agent of the seller existed at- the time the warranty was made.

2. The charge of the court expressly limited the jury to the consideration of whether or not there was a breach of warranty “as contended for the plaintiff;” and under this instruction, when considered in connection with the pleadings, the jury were not authorized to And against the defendants for defects not existing at the time the Warranty was made.

3. There is nothing in the evidence to indicate that at the time the second note was executed by the purchaser (about five days after the first note had been given, and in lieu thereof), he had discovered that the horse was diseased or worthless; and hence the giving of the second note did not amount to a waiver of the defect complained of.

4. There being no sufficient legal foundation for the introduction of secondary evidence as to the contents of the original written contract of purchase, the court did not err in declining to admit the proffered testimony.

Decided September 13, 1917.

Action on contract; from Toombs superior court—Judge Hardeman. November 5, 1916.

E. J. Giles, Hines & Jordan, for plaintiffs in error.

5. There was no error in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment affirmed..

George and Luhe, JJ., concur.