Gunn v. Wilson Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Complaint; from city court of Bainbridge—Judge Spooner, September 26, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
1. Where a married woman signs a promissory note as principal, there is a presumption of law that the instrument expresses the true intent of the contract. See Longley v. Bank of Parrott, 19 Ga. App. 701 (92 S. E. 232).
2. The burden imposed upon the defendant in this case does not appear to have been in any wise met by the evidence introduced for the purpose of sustaining her plea of suretyship, nor was there any evidence to support her plea of payment. Eor these reasons the judge did not err in directing a verdict for the plaintiff.
3. Under the rules of the common law, a married woman could…
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