Norris v. Pollard
Supreme Court of Georgia
Practice in Superior Court. Judgments. Constitutional Law. Principal and Surety. Injunction. Parties. Actions. Amendment. Practice in Supreme Court. Before J. Ganahl, Esq., -Judge pro Jiao vice. Richmond Superior Court. April Term, 1885. Before M. P. Carroll, Esq., Judge pro hao vice. Columbia County. At Chambers. August 26,1885. ' Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Both of these writs of error are founded upon different judgments, rendered separately, against Morgan and Norris, who were joint defendants in the same suit. Defences were set up to the suit in Morgan’s name alone, who was the principal in the four notes sued on, and Norris, although not so appearing on the paper, was, in fact, only ■the surety of Morgan, which was well known to Pollard, the real plaintiff in the cause. Norris was misled as to his being defended, and was under the impression that the pleas filed were in the joint names of himself and Morgan, his principal in…
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