Collins v. Freeman

226 Ga. 610 (1970)

176 S.E.2d 704

COLLINS et al.

v.

FREEMAN.

25825.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued May 21, 1970.

Decided July 9, 1970.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 1970.

Peek, Whaley, Blackburn & Haldi, William H. Whaley, R. Joseph Costanzo, Jr., for appellants.

J. Ralph McClelland, Jr., for appellee.

FELTON, Justice.

1. "A wife may contract, but she can not `bind her separate estate by any contract of suretyship.' Code § 53-503. `A deed given by a married woman, in pursuance of a scheme by which she pledges her individual property as security for the debt of another, is void in toto.' [citations.]" J. E.…