Hollis v. Covenant Blg. & Loan Ass'n
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint for land. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. April term, 1897. The Covenant Building & Loan Association of Knoxville, Tenn., sued Jere Hollis for 50 acres of land in Bibb county, attaching as its abstract of title a deed from Jere Hollis, trustee, to the association, dated April 24, 1893, conveying the property in dispute, to secure a loan of $2,500; and a bond, of the same date, for the payment b3r Hollis to the association, so long as it shall continue to…
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Complaint for land. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. April term, 1897. The Covenant Building & Loan Association of Knoxville, Tenn., sued Jere Hollis for 50 acres of land in Bibb county, attaching as its abstract of title a deed from Jere Hollis, trustee, to the association, dated April 24, 1893, conveying the property in dispute, to secure a loan of $2,500; and a bond, of the same date, for the payment b3r Hollis to the association, so long as it shall continue to exist or as may be provided in its bylaws, rules and regulations, the sum of $15 monthly as instalments due on 25 shares…
1Opinion of the Court
Cobb J.
1. The first question to be determined in the present case is, whether or not the contract between the plaintiff and the defendant is to be governed by the laws of Tennessee or those of Georgia. All of the different transactions which make up the contract must be looked to in order to properly determine this question. The plaintiff resides in Tennessee, and the defendant resides in Georgia; so residence can have no material bearing on the question. There appears in the record a deed given to the plaintiff to secure the payment of the loan, a bond for the faithful performance of the…
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