Hattaway v. First National Bank

1. The court charged the jury in part as follows: “If you believe that the security deed in question was executed in consideration of the defendant bank’s promise to renew or extend the maturity of J. E. Hattaway’s indebtedness to the bank, this would be a sufficient legal consideration to support a security deed, and the same would be valid.” This is excepted to upon the ground that it violates the law prohibiting an expression of opinion by the court upon the facts of the case. The charge is not open to the criticism made.

2. The court did not err in refusing to allow an amendment to the…