Woodward v. W. M. & R. J. Lowry
Supreme Court of Georgia
Promissory Notes. Endorsement. Principal and Surety. Protest. Waiver. ■ Contracts. Before Judge Hammond. Fulton Superior Court.
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Promissory Notes. Endorsement. Principal and Surety. Protest. Waiver. ■ Contracts. Before Judge Hammond. Fulton Superior Court. March Term, 1884. The question in this case was whether one who endorsed notes of the following form thereby waived notice of demand and protest: “$80.00. Atlanta, Ga., June 1st, 1888. “Thirty days after date, I promise to pay to the order of A. P. Woodward, eighty dollars at the banking house of W. M. & R. J. Lowry, for value received, with interest, after maturity until paid, at eight per cent per annum, with all costs of collection, including ten per cent as…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandeord, Justice.
W. H. Howell made a note or contract in writing . wherein he promised, thirty days after date, to pay to the order of A. P. Woodward, eighty dollars, at the banking house of W. M. & R. J. Lowry, Atlanta, Ga., for value received, with interest, after maturity, at eight per cent per annum, with all costs of collection, including ten per cent attorney’s fees, and “ each of us, whether principal, secu*150rity,. guarantor, endorser or other party hereto, waives and renounces, each for himself and family, homestead exemption, . . . and each further waives demand; protest and notice…
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