Bank Of Statham v. Nat'l Bank Of Athens
| Decision Date | 13 April 1915 |
| Docket Number | (No. 263.) |
| Citation | 143 Ga. 293,84 S.E. 966 |
| Court | Georgia Supreme Court |
| Parties | BANK OF STATHAM. v. NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENS. |
(Syllabus by the Court.)
Error from Superior Court, Jackson County; C. H. Brand, Judge.
Action by the National Bank of Athens against the Bank of Statham. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Affirmed.
W. W. Stark, of Commerce, for plaintiff in error.
T. S. Mell and Wolver M. Smith, both of Athens, for defendant in error.
HILL, J. Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur, except FISH, C. J., absent on account of sickness.
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First Nat'L Bank v. Noble et al.
...possesses none of the characteristics of a mere order to pay money. It is a primary obligation of the bank. Bank of Statham v. National Bank of Athens, 143 Ga. 293, 84 S.E. 966. It becomes the obligation of the issuing bank as much so as if the bank had given a promissory note instead of it......
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Harris v. Hill, 48244
...A cashier's check is the primary obligation of the bank. Nissenbaum v. State, 38 Ga.App. 253, 143 S.E. 776; Bank of Statham v. National Bank of Athens, 143 Ga. 293, 84 S.E. 966. 'A cashier's check is a bill of exchange drawn by a bank upon The character of the cashier's checks here requires......
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Wright v. Trust Co. of Ga.
...A cashier's check is the primary obligation of the bank. Nissenbaum v. State, 38 Ga.App. 253, 143 S.E. 776; Bank of Statham v. National Bank of Athens, 143 Ga. 293, 84 S.E. 966. 'A cashier's check is a bill of exchange drawn by a bank upon itself. The bank by issuing the check incurs the sa......
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Polotsky v. Artisans Savings Bank
... ... It is a primary ... obligation of the bank. Bank of Statham v. National Bank ... of Athens, 143 Ga. 293, 84 S.E. 966. It becomes the ... obligation of the ... ...