Seaboard Finance Co. v. Short

Quillian, Judge.

The appellant filed a claim against the appellee, Mrs. Janet Short, on a note. The case was tried before the trial judge without intervention of a jury. At the' conclusion of the testimony the court found for the defendant on the basis that Mrs. Short had signed the note as surety for her husband and that the proceeds of the note were used to pay the debts of her husband. The appellant appealed and the case is here for review. Held:

The issue in the case sub judice was whether or not the defendant had signed the note as surety for her husband. See Jenkins v. Tastee-Freez of…