Rabun v. Commercial National Bank
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Complaint; from Calhoun superior court — Judge Cox. December 30, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
1. A promissory note payable to the order of the maker and properly indorsed by him is a negotiable instrument, and the holder is presumed to be such bona fide and for value. Civil Code (1910), § 4288; Pryor v. American Trust & Banking Co., 15 Ga. App. 822 (84 S. E. 312); Wade v. Elliott, 11 Ga. App. 646 (75 S. E. 989); Rhodes v. Beall, 73 Ga. 641; Paris v. Moe, 60 Ga. 91; Bennett v. Gilmer, 15 Ga. App. 650 (84 S. E. 151). This presumption in favor of the holder of such an instrument is not overcome by proof made of the declarations of the payee thereof, whether made before or after its…
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- Suttles v. SewellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Rhodes v. BeallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
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