Mercantile National Bank at Dallas v. Hudgens

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Form of the suit was on contract for the furnishing of labor and materials .in connection with a sizeable painting contract, fully accomplished on the part of R. A. Hudgens, plaintiff, and done in connection with the refurbishing of a hotel in Augusta, Georgia.

In connection with the portion of the contract sued upon, same was alleged to be the obligation of Wyatt C. Hedrick, now deceased, for the estate of whom the Mercantile National Bank at Dallas became independent executor. Thus the bank became defendant in plaintiff’s suit.

Following a jury trial judgment was…