Robison v. Beall
Supreme Court of Georgia
Debt in Muscogee. Superior Court. Tried before Judge Worrill, May Term, 1858. This was an action brought by defendant in error against Alexander J. Robison. The declaration alleges that Robison was a stockholder in-the “Planters and Mechanics Bank of Columbus” to the amount of 575 shares of stock, rated at $100 per share.
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Debt in Muscogee. Superior Court. Tried before Judge Worrill, May Term, 1858. This was an action brought by defendant in error against Alexander J. Robison. The declaration alleges that Robison was a stockholder in-the “Planters and Mechanics Bank of Columbus” to the amount of 575 shares of stock, rated at $100 per share. The charter of the bank provided “ that the persons and property of the stockholders shall be pledged and held bound in proportion to the amount of shares and the value thereof, that each individual or company may hold in said bank for the-ultimate redemption of the bills or…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Benning, J.
delivering the opinion.
The Court decided that, Beall, the plaintiff, was not bound to answer any of the interrogatories propounded to him, ex*27cept the first. And the first question is, was that decision right ?
The interrogatories as to which this decision was made, had two objects in view; one, to prove that Beall obtained the bills at a discount — the other, to prove that he had made an agreement with his attorney, Mr. Dougherty, by which, Mr. Dougherty, was to bring suit for the collection of the bills, was to be responsible for the costs of suit, and was to have for…
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