Presley v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance

American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, assignees of all rights, as indemnitors of Deposit Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, in their bill of complaint against J. Douglas Dedeaux, Hugh H. Moore, Sam L. Presley, Jr., and P. D. M. Enterprises, Inc., sought to recover $2,941.69, being the amount of the bank’s loss in connection with the payment of a check, drawn by the corporation, and guaranteed by Presley and Moore.

Presley filed both general and special demurrers, which challenged the sufficiency of the alleged cause of action, and, by…