Legal Opinion
W. C. Caye & Co. v. Milledgeville Banking Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 17, 1955No. 35598PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
“A bank has the right to set off against the amount of a general deposit belonging to a customer a matured claim due by the customer to it.” Bank of Lawrenceville v. Rockmore, 129 Ga. 582, 587 (59 S. E. 281). “A garnishee, if the debtor be indebted to him, has a lien on funds coming into his hands, or future indebtedness to the debtor on his part, superior to that of the plaintiff in garnishment. He is entitled to pay himself before he is required to collect for the benefit of others; and this applies to any past indebtedness due him by the defendant.” Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co. v. Fowler,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Singer Sewing Machine Co. v. Southern Grocery Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Holmes v. Pope & FlemingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Mutual Reserve Life Insurance v. FowlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Bank of Lawrenceville v. Rockmore & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Adair-Levert Inc. v. Atlanta Envelope Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. Citizens and Southern National Bank, United States of America v. Citizens and Southern National BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- In Re WilliamsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1976
- Biby v. Union National Bank of MinotNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
- Country Greens Village One Owner's Ass'n v. MeyersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Aiken v. Bank of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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