Legal Opinion

J. R. Watkins Co. v. Goggans

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 30, 1941No. 7 Div. 667PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

The J. R. Watkins Company brought this action in assumpsit against William I. Goggans, as principal, and T. A. Goggans and J. T. Rowell, as guarantors for their principal William I. Goggans. By amendment, William I. Goggans was stricken as a defendant, and the cause proceeded to trial against the other two defendants.

The basis of the action is the written contract of unconditional guaranty to the plaintiff of the payment of a debt contracted by William I. Goggans. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the two remaining defendants.

The cause was tried with a jury on…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Knowles v. BlueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  2. Beard v. Union & American Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  3. Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. FriedmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  4. Whittle v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
  5. Ex Parte CowartSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Sims v. CallahanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
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  3. Co-Ex Plastics, Inc. v. AlaPak, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  4. Allford v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1943
  5. Wiggins v. Stapleton Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968

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