Legal Opinion

Watkins Co. v. Harrison

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 27, 1923No. 14655PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.

1. A special demurrer interposed to the petition, on the ground that the demurrants were guarantors and not sureties, and were therefore not suable with the principal defendant, was overruled, and no exception having been brought to that ruling, it stands as an adjudication—the law of the case — that the demurrants are sureties, regardless of the true character of their obligation, under the general law.

2. Other grounds of demurrer were likewise overruled, without exception, while a demurrer that the petition does not set forth a cause of action, and that the contract sued on does not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McCaw Manufacturing Co. v. Felder & RountreeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  2. Buick Motor Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kline v. LightmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
  2. Faulk v. Twiggs CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Friedlander v. Schloss Bros.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  4. Durkee Famous Foods Inc. v. Selig Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1934

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