Brooks v. State

Thomas Brooks was convicted of false swearing. He was sentenced to serve from three to five years. His motion for new trial was overruled; and he excepted. It appears from the evidence that on August 9, 1938, the defendant made' an application to the First Federal Savings and-Loan Association of Atlanta for a loan of $1500. The loan contract was acknowledged before an authorized notary public on August 16, 1938, in which the defendant gave the association a deed to certain described real estate to secure the debt. The defendant warranted in said loan contract that “said property is clear and…