Legal Opinion
Citizens Bank v. Hall
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 14, 1934No. 10124PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
The ease involves a single question. Can want or absence of consideration in a negotiable promissory note executed under seal be pleaded in a suit by the original payee named in the instrument? The ease does not involve any question of an innocent "holder in due course/’ nor is failure of consideration involved. Failure of consideration in such a case, under our statute and decisions, has not been an open question in many years. Civil Code (1910), §§ 4250, 5675. The case comes to this court by writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals; granted because the question has not been settled by the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Union Trust Co. v. McGintyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Commercial National Bank v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Sivell v. HoganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Citizens National Bank v. CustisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
- Lacey v. HutchinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Massell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Willcox v. CobbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
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