Leffler Co. v. Lane
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Charlton. .Chatham superior court. February 2, 1916. John I. Lane filed his-petition against A. Leffler Company, and Jacob Gazan, trustee, praying, for injunction, for the court’s construction of a security deed, and for general relief. A temporary restraining order was granted. The case was finally submitted to the judge without the intervention of a jury.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Charlton. .Chatham superior court. February 2, 1916. John I. Lane filed his-petition against A. Leffler Company, and Jacob Gazan, trustee, praying, for injunction, for the court’s construction of a security deed, and for general relief. A temporary restraining order was granted. The case was finally submitted to the judge without the intervention of a jury. To the decree passed by the court the defendants excepted; and the plaintiff filed a cross-bill of exceptions. The petition of the plaintiff, as amended, was in substance as follows: The plaintiff is the…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) P. C. Waters was doing business with A. Leffler Company, and was indebted to the latter; and wishing to continue his dealings, he executed and delivered a deed, not only to secure the existing indebtedness, $1536.01, but also to secure “any and all indebtedness” which Waters “may hereafter owe” to Leffler Company, “be it more or less than” $1536.01. The same clause of the deed further provided that advances in excess of this sum “shall be made, if at all,” at the option of Leffler Company. The advances to Waters individually never thereafter exceeded the…
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