J. R. Watkins Co. v. Goggans
Supreme Court of Alabama
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…
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