Slocumb v. Federal Deposit Insurance

Carley, Judge.

On or about June 15,1976, appellant signed a blank note payable to Toney Brothers Bank (Bank). The note, bearing appellant’s signature as maker, was taken by her now ex-husband to the Bank, where the blanks were filled in with the appropriate figures and language. Appellant’s husband added his signature to the note and his account in the Bank was then credited with $45,000, the amount of the loan evidenced by the note.

Subsequently, the Bank experienced financial difficulties and on January 5,1979, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance assumed exclusive possession,…