Legal Opinion
Tifton Bank & Trust Co. v. Knight's Furniture Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1994No. A94A1073PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Judge.
Shirley Knight, president of Knight’s Furniture Company, Inc., retained attorney Ernest Yates to represent the company in negotiations with her insurance carrier in connection with a fire loss suffered at the company store in Tifton, Georgia. Knight authorized Yates to settle the company’s claim under the policy for $320,000. The insurance company sent Yates an acceptance draft in that amount payable through First National Bank of Atlanta. The draft was made payable to “Knight’s Furniture Company Inc & Ernest J Yates, Its Attorney.” Yates presented the draft to Tifton Bank &…
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