Legal Opinion

Dunlap v. Citizens & Southern DeKalb Bank

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 9, 1975No. 50421PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clark, Judge.

The instant appeal is from a verdict and judgment thereon rendered for the Citizens and Southern DeKalb Bank as plaintiff upon a written contract executed by defendant L. W. Dunlap. Although the complaint describes the suit as being based upon "a suretyship agreement” (R. 3) the attached document is captioned as "Guaranty” (R. 6). Throughout the document the word "guaranty” is used in all references to the written agreement.

As our decision is based upon the provisions of the contract rather than nomenclature, we quote the pertinent portions of the contract upon which the action…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Baggs v. FunderburkeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  2. Bean v. BarronSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
  3. Walton v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  4. Reeves v. HunnicuttCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  5. Peara v. Atlanta Newspapers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  2. Vickers v. Chrysler Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Colodny v. Dominion Mortgage & Realty TrustCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Curtis v. First National Bank of CommerceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  5. Bank of Terrell v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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