Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Morris

The only question involved in this suit is whether a stipulation in a note executed in Georgia waiving the right of exemption is void.

Morris executed in Georgia a note to the Sherwin-Williams Company for $649.54, providing for interest and attorney’s fees, dated November 20, 1937, due and payable on November 20, 1938, at Atlanta, Georgia. The note contained a stipulation waiving all exemptions. Morris became a resident of Tennessee in 1939. Suit was brought on the note in Davidson County, Tennessee, on July 5, 1940.

Tbe suit originated in tbe Court of General Sessions where judgment was…