Legal Opinion

Jennings v. National Bank

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 24, 1885PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Practice in Supreme Court. Reeds. Title. Description. Trusts and Trustees. Principal and Surety. Executions. Insolvency. Before Judge Hutchins. Clarke Superior Court. November Term, 1884. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Justice.

The complainants, the Bank of the University and the National Bank of Athens, exhibited their bill in equity against Jefferson Jennings, Henry Jennings and Sarah F. *784Jennings and the sheriff of Clarke county, wherein they alleged that, in 1872, Jefferson Jennings borrowed a sum of money from the Bank of the University, and gave his note therefor, with Henry Jennings as endorser. This note was renewed from time to time, and was put in judgment against both maker and endorser at the November term, 1882, of Clarke superior court.

On the 14th of December, 1876, at the suggestion and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Andrews v. MurphySupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
  2. Blake v. DohertySupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  3. Doe ex dem. Summerlin v. RoeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856
  4. Brown v. MoughonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Price v. GrossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  2. Douglass v. BunnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  3. Crider v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  4. Carter v. RayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  5. Derrick v. SamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896

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