Christopher v. Georgian Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
'Complaint; from city court of Floyd county—Judge Nunnally. March 5, 1918..
1Opinion of the CourtWade, C. J.
1. Where parties sign a bond as guarantors, they can not set up, by way of defense to a suit thereon, that the instrument was executed by reason of a contemporaneous parol understanding with the principal debtor that they were not to be bound,, and for a purpose *708wholly at variance with its plain tenor and import, as this would in effect be merely adding to and varying the terms of a written contract, by parol evidence. Civil Code, §§ 4268, 5788; Hirsch v. Oliver, 91 Ga. 554 (2), 560 (18 S. E. 354); Connor v. Lasseter, 98 Ga. 708 (25 S. E. 830); Capps v. Edwards, 130 Ga. 146 (4), 150 (60 S. E.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Athens Mutual Insurance v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Hirsch v. OliverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Capps v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Swift v. Oglesby & SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Biggers v. Equitable Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Constitution Publishing Co. v. GammonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946