Johnson v. International Agricultural Corp.

1. In order to render a promissory note a sealed instrument, tlie intention to execute it as sueli must appear both in the body of the instrument and after the signature. Jackson v. Augusta Southern Ry. Co., 125 Ga. 801 (54 S. E. 697); Brooks v. Kiser, 69 Ga. 762. It has also been held that the phrase, “Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of,” or the like, above the space for witnessing, does not indicate any intention of the parties to execute a sealed instrument, but is merely a statement to be signed by a witness or witnesses. Echols v. Phillips, 112 Ga. 700 (37 S. E. 977);…