Georgia State Bank v. Peacock

The Georgia State Bank brought suit upon two promissory notes, against Peacock, Henry, Sommer, Duggan, Sparrow, and Caldwell, trading under the name and style of Farmers & Merchants Warehouse. The petition shows that the original payee of the notes was the Hawkinsville Bank & Trust Company, and that they were transferred by it to the plaintiff; and that they were signed, not by the defendants individually, but in the name of “Farmers & Merchants Warehouse (L. S.) per Sparrow, Mgr.” Verdict and judgment by default were rendered against all the defendants except Peacock and Sommer. These two,…