Dobbins v. Etowah Manufacturing, Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Corporations. Principal and Agent. Promissory Notes. Ultra Vires. Powers. Contracts. Before Judge Lump-kin. Bartow Superior Court. January Adjourned Term, 1885. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, Justice
The plaintiff brought suit, in 1870, returnable to Bartow superior court, against the Etowah Manufacturing and Mining Company, a corporation created by an act of the general assembly of this state, approved March 5th, 1856, and having its principal place of business located in said county of Bartow.
The declaration, as it stood when filed, contained a single count upon three promissory notes, of which the following are copies: ■
“$1,275. Atlanta, Ga., October 22nd, 1S66.
Ninety days after date, we promise to pay Wm. T. Quinby, or order, twelve hundred and seventy-five dollars, at the Atlanta…
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