Jester v. Bainbridge State Bank
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Complaint, from city court of Bainbridge — Judge Harrell. January 6, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
To a suit brought by the Bainbridge State Bank on a promissory note for $2,000, with interest and attorney’s fees thereon, the defendants filed an answer, attempting to set up, by way of recoupment, a claim for $5,000 damages, which they alleged they had sustained by breach of a contract which the plaintiff had made with them to extend the note in question one year. In their answer the defendants averred, that on May 17, 1907, two months before the note in question matured, they made a contract with the duly authorized cashier of the plaintiff corporation (who had full power and authority, by…
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