Legal Opinion

Clikas v. Steele

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided August 5, 1971No. 1 Div. 658PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARWOOD, Justice.

Suit below was on a promissory note, dated 31 July 1961, executed by Gulf Development Company, Inc., by E. N. Merriwether, and payable to Samuel S. Steele. On the back of the note is a more or less standard endorsement provision, and immediately following this provision appears the signature of E. N. Merriwether.

Below Merriwether’s signature there is typed, “Pay to the order of Christina Elizabeth Clikas and/or Emalyne Knoll Clikas,” with Samuel S. Steele’s signature thereunder.

*273Gulf Development was sued as maker of the note, and Merriwether and Steele as endorsers thereon. ■;

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Southern Ry. Co. v. DicksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  2. Best Park & Amusement Co. v. RollinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  3. Hanover Fire Ins. Co. v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  4. Longacre v. KnowlesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  5. Hays v. McCartySupreme Court of Alabama · 1940

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. U-Haul of Southern Alabama, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  2. First Nat. Bank of Birmingham v. ChichesterCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Lowery v. PooreCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984

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