Legal Opinion

Fox v. Cortner

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1921PublishedCited by 17 opinions

FROM MARSHALL. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Marshall County.— Hon. Thos. B. Lytle, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green

The hill in this case was filed by complainant, Fox, to recover on a note for $2,000, of which he was the holder. The note appears to have been signed by W. O. Cortner and J. T. Wood as makers, and by W. S. Coffey as surety. *485It was payable to W. C. Thomas, and indorsed in blank by said Thomas. The makers, the surety, and the indorser were all sued.

The chancellor rendered a decree in favor of the complainant against Cortner, Coffey, and Thomas, but dismissed the bill as to Wood from which decree the complainant has appealed. The defendants against whom the decree was rendered did not appeal,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Farmers' & Merchants' Bank v. Bank of RutherfordTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Second National Bank v. HoweSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
  3. First State Bank of Teague v. HareCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
  4. National Bank of Commerce v. ChatfieldTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
  5. In re Hopper-Morgan Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 1907

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Howard National Bank v. WilsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1923
  2. American National Bank v. KerleyOregon Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Corinth Bank & Trust Co. v. Security Nat. BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Merchants Bank & Trust Co. v. Peoples BankWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
  5. Dean v. LydeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931

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