Legal Opinion
Adams v. Lee County Bank & Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 1, 1934No. 9699PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, C. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The defendants Adams and Willingham contended (1) that the stipulation contained in the deed is merely a limitation on the warranty, and not a promise to pay the debt; (2) that if the note is an obligation, the action is barred by the statute of limitations; and (3) that the indorsement of the note by Mrs. Tonner to the Ace Mortgage Investment Company, and the subsequent transfer by the Ace Mortgage Investment Company to Lee County Bank & Trust Company, without recourse, is such an act as destroyed the lien of the mortgage and released the sureties, and…
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