Milam v. Lewis

J. L. Milam sued T. J. Lewis and R. E. Edwards in the municipal court of Atlanta, on a promissory note. The note dated Feb. 10th, 1922, was signed by R. E. Edwards, J. L. Giles, E. P. Lewis, and T. J. Lewis. J. L. Giles and E. P. Lewis were dead. T. J. Lewis filed a plea alleging that he was merely a surety on the note. The plaintiff demurred generally to this plea, and this demurrer was overruled. The case was tried, and a verdict was rendered in favor of the defendant, T. J. Lewis. A motion for a new trial was denied, an appeal was taken to the appellate division of the municipal court of…