Legal Opinion
Radio Station WTMP v. Zior
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 16, 1960No. 38312PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
“An instrument signed by one as agent, trustee, guardian, administrator, executor, or the like, without more, shall be the individual undertaking of the maker, such words being generally words of description.” Code § 4-401. A complete discussion of the origin of this section appears in McRitchie v. Atlanta Trust Co., 170 Ga. 296, 302 (152 S. E. 834). Correlative to this provision is the principle that “where in the body or on the face of the instrument the agency is distinctly specified and the principal indicated, and the contract is substantially in the name of such…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McRitchie v. Atlanta Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Dorsey v. RankinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Kenney v. WaldenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Harp v. First National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
3Cited by3 opinions
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Coastal Transmission Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Ben Hill Ready Mix Concrete Co. v. PratherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Coastal Transmission Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983