Merritt v. Bagwell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Amendment. Debtor and Creditor. Practice in Superior Court. Sales. Title. Judgment. Vendor and Purchaser. Before Judge Wellborn. Hall Superior Court. August Term, 1882. Eeported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
John D. Bagwell instituted suit upon a promissory note, payable to J. D. Bagwell & Co. or bearer, for one hundred and fifteen dollars, bearing date 25th February, 1876, due the first day of November then next, with ten per cent, interest from date, and signed by W. 0. Williams, W. W. Findley and E. W. Merritt.
The suit was in the statutory form against all three of the makers; Merritt and Findley alone were served, the declaration stating that Williams’ “ place of residence was unknown ” to the plaintiff. No copy of the note was appended. There was no return of non est inventus…
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