Legal Opinion
FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY IN MACON v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 6, 1978No. 32548PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
The First National Bank & Trust Company sued Thompson on a note. The trial court granted the bank’s motion for summary judgment. The Court of Appeals in Thompson v. First Nat. Bank &c. Co. in Macon, 142 Ga. App. 174 (235 SE2d 582) (1977) reversed the trial court. This court granted certiorari to review whether an oral agreement not to enforce a written contract (a promissory note) is a type of fraud which constitutes an exception to the parol evidence rule.
Thompson was an officer of Rivers & Horton Industries, Inc. Rivers desired to purchase a block of its outstanding…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- Rogers v. Sinclair Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Swindell & Co. v. Bainbridge State BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Cooper v. Mercantile National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Hoover v. MobleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Chambers v. Citizens & Southern National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Martin v. WinfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Bradley v. Tattnall BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Simpson Consulting, Inc. v. Barclays Bank PLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Dolanson Co. v. Citizens & Southern National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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