American International Industries, Inc. v. Plumbers Woodwork Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Pannell, Judge.
1. The holding that where a note is given to induce the payee thereof to perform a contract which it is already bound to perform, and which it refuses to perform, using the refusal as a means of morally coercing the makers of the note to execute it, the note is without consideration *491and a nudum pactum (Vinson v. Williams Printing Co., 85 Ga. App. 442 (69 SE2d 782)), is limited to cases where the note represents a promise to pay to the payee an amount over and above the original amount agreed to be paid under the contract. Vinson v. Williams Printing Co., supra; Hall v.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Davis & Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Bailey & Carney Buggy Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Ford v. Serenado Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Crouch & Son v. SpoonerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Hall v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
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