Abel v. Jarratt & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint on note. Before Judge Ross. City court of Macon. June -term, 1896. Suit was brought, July 12, 1895, upon a promissory note dated December 12, 1894, due six months after date,, for $1,000, •with a credit of $300 dated June 15, 1895.. The note is payable to Rebecca G. Abel, and is signed by R. P. Jarrarfet & Co., 'and by Mrs. J. A. 'Christian.
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Complaint on note. Before Judge Ross. City court of Macon. June -term, 1896. Suit was brought, July 12, 1895, upon a promissory note dated December 12, 1894, due six months after date,, for $1,000, •with a credit of $300 dated June 15, 1895.. The note is payable to Rebecca G. Abel, and is signed by R. P. Jarrarfet & Co., 'and by Mrs. J. A. 'Christian. Jarratt & Go. pleaded, 'that on or about the 18th of June, 1895,, plaintiff, by her authorized agent, E. T. Abel, agreed in writing to extend the time of the maturity of the note till' December 15, 1895, in consideration that the rate of…
1Opinion of the Court
Pish, Justice.
Abel brought suit against defendants upon a promissory note. ■ Upon the trial there was a verdict for defendants. Motion for a new trial was made ’and overruled, and plaintiff excepted. The facts and grounds of the motion passed on appear in the official report.
1. In order to entitle the defendant in a civil action,, arising ex contractu, to the opening 'and conclusion of the-argument before the jury, by virtue of an admission that the plaintiff has a prima facie right to recover, the defendant. *737must, before the introduction of any evidence, admit facts authorizing, without…
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