Legal Opinion

Rawleigh Medical Co. v. Burney

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 11, 1918No. 8939PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Action upon guaranty; from Jasper superior court—Judge Park. May 5, 1917.

1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.

As we view this case, its adjudication turns upon the question whether or not three named guarantors were released from their obligations as such because one of them wrote a letter addressed and mailed to the creditor, withdrawing from the guaranty. It is uncontradicted in the record that the guarantors entered into a written contract by which they undertook to guarantee the account of L. D. Moore. Subsequently Moore died a bankrupt, leaving no estate, and was at that time indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $546.40. Suit on the contract of guaranty was thereafter brought against the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Huntley v. WhittierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
  2. Burch v. Americus Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  3. Bankers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Peoples BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  4. National Building Ass'n v. QuinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  5. Pier v. HeinrichshoffenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rawleigh Medical Co. v. BurneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
  2. Hobbs v. Citizens BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
  3. Brazell v. HearnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
  4. Haynie v. First Nat. Bank of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  5. Laughinghouse v. First of Georgia InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971

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