Legal Opinion

High v. Cox

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1876PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Bills of exchange. Indorsement. Notice. Protest. Principal and security. Before Judge Hopkins. DeKalb Superior Court. September Term, 1875. Reported in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Jackson, Judge.

High sued Cox on a sight, draft drawn on Jackson. Jackson had accepted the draft but failed to pay it.

Two questions are made in the record: First, was Cox, the drawer of this inland bill, entitled to notice. That question was decided in the case of Powell & Jones vs. Phillips, during this term. The draft was not intended to be negotiated at a chartered bank, and the drawer of such a paper is not entitled to notice.

The other question is made upon the charge of the court. The court charged to the effect that if High, the holder of the draft, told Cox, the di'awer, that Jackson,…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hier v. HarpsterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
  2. Bullard v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
  3. Mathews v. EverettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
  4. Early & Lane v. ChamberlainTexas Commission of Appeals · 1880

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