Legal Opinion
Boles v. Hartsfield Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 29, 1935No. 23994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
1. While a married woman may contract, she can not bind her separate estate by any contract of suretyship. Civil Code (1910), § 3007. It may be safely asserted that there is no matter of public policy more firmly fixed in this State than that which outlaws a contract of suretyship on the part of a married woman, as was said by Russell, C. J., in Ulman, Magill & Jordan Woolen Co. v. Magill, 155 Ga. 555 (117 S. E. 657). The question whether there are any conceivable instances in which the laws of Georgia will aid in the .enforcement of a married woman’s obligations of suretyship must be…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Ulman, Magill & Jordan Woolen Co. v. MagillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Peoples Bank v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Faircloth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- National Bank v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Norris v. PollardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
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3Cited by4 opinions
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