First National Bank v. Hancock Warehouse Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint. Before Judge James B. Park. Hancock superior court. August 9, 1913. Tbe First National Bank of Sparta brought suit against the Hancock Warehouse Company, and the petition shows substantially the following: During the cotton season of 1911 J. A. Thomas purchased from the Hancock Warehouse Company 156 bales of cotton at various times, .giving in payment therefor his checks upon the First National Bank of Sparta, drawn in favor of the Hancock Warehouse Company.
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Complaint. Before Judge James B. Park. Hancock superior court. August 9, 1913. Tbe First National Bank of Sparta brought suit against the Hancock Warehouse Company, and the petition shows substantially the following: During the cotton season of 1911 J. A. Thomas purchased from the Hancock Warehouse Company 156 bales of cotton at various times, .giving in payment therefor his checks upon the First National Bank of Sparta, drawn in favor of the Hancock Warehouse Company. On September 27, 1911, Thomas sent the defendant instructions in writing as follows: “Sept. 27, 1911. The Hancock Warehouse…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The court below held that the following letter, written by the purchaser of certain cotton from the defendant warehouse company, was not ambiguous, and that it only referred to cotton which had been purchased by Thomas and paid for by the First National Bank of Sparta up to September 27, 1911, the date of the letter. A verdict was accordingly directed for the defendant, and exception was taken to the judgment overruling the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. The letter was as follows: “Sept. 27, 1911. The Hancock Warehouse Company, City. Gentlemen: This…
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