Neal & Co. v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Promissory Notes. Indorsement. Evidence. Principal and Agent. Notice. Privity. Before Judge Yan Epps. City Court of Atlanta. June Term, 1887. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
In the year 1883, a promissory note was executed to Mrs. Wilson, payable to her order at a chartered bank. It was signed at the bottom by an individual, and was indorsed in blank by a firm, John Neal & Company. After maturity, suit was brought upon it, by the payee against the individual and the firm as joint makers. The language of the instrument was, “ We promise to pay to the order,” etc. The case was tried on pleas by members of the firm, setting up that the note was indorsed in the firm name by an agent of the firm for accommodation, without authority; and it was…
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