Harden v. Harden
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Complaint; from city court of Atlanta — Judge Reid. May 29, 1920. The notes sued on were given to the mother of the defendant’s husband for money borrowed for the purpose of purchasing a boarding-house business, and were signed jointly by him and herself.
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Complaint; from city court of Atlanta — Judge Reid. May 29, 1920. The notes sued on were given to the mother of the defendant’s husband for money borrowed for the purpose of purchasing a boarding-house business, and were signed jointly by him and herself. The contentions of the parties appear from the charge of the court, which follows: “This suit is brought by Mrs. Mary L. Harden against Mrs. A dele Harden for $450; the $450 being made up of amounts of several small notes, one for $100 and the others for $50 each. And the plaintiff alleges that the defendant failed to pay these amounts, and…
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
The defendant was sued on certain promissory notes which she and her husband jointly signed. There were no *196indications on tbe notes that she signed them as surety only, but she pleaded that she signed them as surety for her husband and that the contracts, under the law, were unenforceable against her. The evidence upon the trial amply authorized a finding that the money obtained upon' the notes was borrowed by the defendant and her husband for their joint benefit and that she was liable therefor. The charge of the court was a full, fair, and correct presentation of the law of the case, and…
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