Legal Opinion
Park v. Cordray
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 3, 1917No. 7812PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Complaint; from city court of Blakely—Judge Sheffield. August 35, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. The president of a bank is its chief executive officer, and, in the absence of any showing to the contrary, will be presumed to be the agent in charge of its affairs. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary it may very properly be assumed as a matter of law that it is the duty of the president of a chartered bank to take charge of and manage its business. He is in legal contemplation its alter ego. Third National Bank v. McCullough, 108 Ga. 249, 250 (33 S. E. 848).
*36Decided May 3, 1917. Complaint; from city court of Blakely—Judge Sheffield. August 35, 1916. Glessner & Collins, for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bethune v. DozierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- Third National Bank v. McCullough Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Tanner v. GudeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Stewart v. ParkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
- MacIntyre v. MasseyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
3Cited by6 opinions
- Franklin Savings & Loan Co. v. BrananCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- North Georgia Banking Co. v. FancherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Peoples Bank v. North Carolina National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Twilley & Hodges v. Middle Georgia BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Jones v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
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