Legal Opinion

Second National Bank v. Prewitt

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1906PublishedCited by 5 opinions

PROM MADISON. Appeal from Chancery Court of Madison County.— A. G. Hawkins, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil

On the 19th of January, 1900, Prewitt & Oo. executed to the order of J. T. Pushing, E. E. Prewitt, and J. T. Jones, a note in the sum of $2,500, maturing twelve months after date. This note was indorsed by the payees, waiving demand and notice, to the Second National Bank. The indorsers had no beneficial interest in the transaction, the note having been made merely for the accommodation of Prewitt & Oo. When the note was negotiated to the bank, there was a collateral contract entered into between it and Prewitt & Oo. to the effect that the latter should have the right to pay the debt before…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Swarts v. Fourth National BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
  2. Bartholow v. BeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  3. Watson v. PoagueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  4. Harris v. Second National BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1903

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Higdon v. BellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
  2. Crocker v. Third National Bank in Nashville (In Re Quality Takes Time, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1989
  3. Industrial Inv. Co. v. VondersmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. Horner v. First National BankCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1928
  5. Crocker v. Third National Bank in Nashville (In re Quality Takes Time, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1988

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