Legal Opinion
Bank of Dearing v. Howard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 9, 1932No. 21677PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
“The person who swears to an affidavit must do so in his own name, and not in the name of another.” Accordingly, on an appeal to a jury in a justice’s court, where the pauper’s affidavit, as entered in the body of the affidavit, was by the “Bank of Dearing,” and was signed “Bank of Dearing by [a named person describing himself as] ■ Liquidating Agent of the Bank of Dearing, an'd in charge of the af*664fairs of said Bank of Dearing,” the affidavit did not show that any individual swore to the truth of the allegations necessary to furnish a basis for the proceeding. Clark v. Smith, 142 Ga. 200 (3…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Coffee v. McCaskey Register Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Bennett & Co. v. GraySupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Clark v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
3Cited by9 opinions
- Gignilliat v. West Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Agricultural Bond & Credit Corp. v. Courtenay Farmers Co-Operative Ass'nNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1933
- Jackson v. FincherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Phoenix Air Conditioning Co. v. Al-Carol, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Strand Restaurant Co. v. Parks Engineering Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
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