Benton v. Roberts

This is the fourth appearance of this case in this court. When it ivas first here (Benton v. Roberts, 35 Ga. App. 749, 134 S. E. 846), it was held that the petition did not appear upon its face to be barred by the statute of limitations. It was also held: “Where the instructions to an agent are general and he is expected to merely obtain a result, he is only required to act according to his best judgment to that end, within the rule of ordinary care. An instruction to lend only to good and solvent persons and upon good and ample security is a general instruction as to the character of the…