1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 99 Ga.
  5. 99 Ga. App. 260 (1959)
 

JOHNSON v. HIGGINS-McARTHUR CO.

37469.

99 Ga. App. 260 (1959)

108 S.E.2d 299

JOHNSON v. HIGGINS-McARTHUR COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 17, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carpenter, Karp & Mathews, Edwin W. Ross, Joe Browne, for plaintiff in error.

J. D. Tindall, Jr., James K. Rankin, contra.

QUILLIAN, Judge.

1. Headnote 1 requires no elaboration.

2. Black's Law Dictionary defines the words, "quantum meruit" as: "The common count in an action of assumpsit for work and labor, founded on an implied assumpsit or promise on the part of the defendant to pay the plaintiff as much as he reasonably deserved to have for his labor."

The same work also defines the words, "quantum valebat" as: "The common...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases