Legal Opinion

Bank of Whitehouse v. White

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1916PublishedCited by 3 opinions

FROM SUMNER. Appeal from tbe Chancery Court of Sumner County. — J. W. Stout, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams

Is the negotiability of a note destroyed by a provision on the part of the obligors that:'

“We authorize the holder thereof to extend- the payment of the same, or any part thereof, without imparing our joint and several liabilities, and the sureties agree to waive notice of any extension of time. ’ ’

The contention in behalf of the appellant is based upon section 1, subsec. 3, of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1899, chapter 94:

“An instrument, to be negotiable, must conform to the following requirements:
“ * * # (3) Must be payable on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time.” , .

We…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pemiscot County Bank v. Central-State Nat. BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  2. White v. HatcherTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  3. City Nat. Bank v. KellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  4. Davis v. McCollMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
  5. First National Bank v. BaldwinNebraska Supreme Court · 1916

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State Nat. Bank of Ft. Worth v. VickeryTexas Commission of Appeals · 1918
  2. Baade v. CramerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
  3. Anaheim National Bank v. DolphCalifornia Supreme Court · 1927

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