Fleming v. Georgia Railroad Bank

Frank E. Fleming filed, his petition against the Georgia Railroad Bank, alleging, substantially : On August 26, 1901, Antoine P. Carr purchased from John W. Dickey, for the sum of $3,030, a certain lot of land in the city of Augusta (described by metes and bounds). The deed to this lot was, at the direction of Carr, made to the defendant bank in order to secure a promised loan by it to Carr of $1,000. Dickey had no negotiations at all with the bank concerning such sale or conveyance. On August 31, 1901, the Georgia Railroad Bank fulfilled its promise and made the loan to Carr, accepting…