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Tillman v. Webb & Co.Tillman v. Webb & Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Feb 10, 1916
6368
Reporters:
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Before:
Russell
Russell, C. J.

On the levy of a common-law fi. fa. upon certain personal property, the ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‍holders (who were also the original payees) of a promissory note, which included a reservation of title to the property, interposed a claim, which upon the trial was sustained. ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‍The whole contract must be looked to in arriving at the construction of any part. It is apparent, from the face of the contract itself, that the failure to strike ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‍the words “Hahira Live Stock Company” and to insert in lieu thereof the name of the payees of the note, actually named in this part of the contract, was ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‍an unintentional omission of the scrivener, and this clerical error should not be permitted to defeat the clear intention of the parties. The case is controlled by the decision ‍‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‍of this court in Gaulding v. Baker, 9 Ga. App. 578 (71 S. E. 1018). See also eases there cited. Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Tillman v. Webb & Co.
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Feb 10, 1916
Citations: 17 Ga. App. 620; 87 S.E. 904; 1916 Ga. App. LEXIS 817; 6368
Docket Number: 6368
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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