Pursley v. Ramsey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari, in Catoosa Superior Court. Decided by Judge Walker, at the May Term, i860. The record in this case discloses the following state of facts, to wit: Reynold A. Ramsey and others, brought various suits in the Justices’ Court of 1095th district, G. M., of Catoosa county, against Robert Ware and Thomas K. Pursley, to recover the amount of divers promissory notes, purporting to be signed by “R. Ware & Co.,” and by “T. K. Pursley, by R. Ware.”
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Certiorari, in Catoosa Superior Court. Decided by Judge Walker, at the May Term, i860. The record in this case discloses the following state of facts, to wit: Reynold A. Ramsey and others, brought various suits in the Justices’ Court of 1095th district, G. M., of Catoosa county, against Robert Ware and Thomas K. Pursley, to recover the amount of divers promissory notes, purporting to be signed by “R. Ware & Co.,” and by “T. K. Pursley, by R. Ware.” To these.cases, Thomas K. Pursley pleaded non.est factum in due form, and averring in his plea that he had never authorized. Robert Ware as…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court. —
'Jenkins, J.,
delivering the opinion.
1. The first error complained of in this case is, that the Court, of original jurisdiction, permitted the notes sued on to be read in evidence, overruling the objection of plaintiff in error, that but two of the makers of the notes were sued, whereas “the law requires all of the makers of a joint note to be sued together, and that in the case of a joint and several note, either one, or all of the makers must be sued.”
The notes in suit were signed “R. Ware & Co.,” “T. K. Pursley, by R. Ware.” The objection assumes that the signature “R. Ware &…
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