Legal Opinion
Farmers & Merchants Bank v. Stovall Investment Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 17, 1934No. 24351PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) If the plaintiff fails to make out a prima facie case, or if, admitting all the facts proved and all reasonable deductions from them, the plaintiff ought not to recover, a nonsuit will be granted. Civil Code (1910), § 5942; Gresham v. Stewart, 31 Ga. App. 25, 28 (119 S. E. 445); Moseley v. Patterson, 27 Ga. App. 133, 135 (107 S. E. 623). In answer to a plea of non est factum, it is only necessary for the plaintiff to make out a prima facie case of the execution of the instrument sued on, in order to authorize the admission of the note in evidence. Jewell…
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