Legal Opinion

Ruis v. Bank of Albany

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 12, 1957No. 19563PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

Where, as here, the petition alleges that the plaintiff is the beneficiary of a life-insurance policy which had been assigned by the deceased insured to the defendant Bank of Albany as security for a debt which was also secured by a security deed, that the court should restrain the defendant bank from paying off said debt with the proceeds of the policy until all means of satisfying the note by proceeding to collect under the security deed have been employed, and prays that the court should do equity and justice by molding such a decree, the petition fails to allege a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Merchants Bank v. GarrardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
  2. Grenville v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
  3. Rattray v. BanksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Parramore v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
  2. Pittman v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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