Loganville Banking Co. v. Lester
Loganville Banking Co. v. Lester
Opinion of the Court
Tlie bank sued Lester on a promissory note secured by deeds to two tracts of land, and praj^ed for a general judgment against the defendant and special liens on the two parcels of land. The defendant admitted the allegations of the petition, but set up that at the time the deed to one of the tracts of land was made the bank was notified that the defendant’s wife had paid $1,084.49 in its purchase, and that if was then agreed that the bank recognized her priority to that extent, and would repay to her that amount from the proceeds. The answer asked that she be made a party to the proceeding, in order that she might assert her superior claim upon the premises to the extent ‘of the sum
A verdict in favor of the wife being demanded under all of the evidence, in accordance with her pleadings as to the bank’s promise to refund the amount of the purchase-money furnished by her, the lack of any allegation or proof as to the plaintiff’s insolvency, such as might otherwise establish an equity in her favor, would not prevent the setting up of her legal claim; and since the verdict in favor of the wife’s legal claim was -demanded under the undisputed evidence, any error in the charge of the court as to the effect of a tender and refusal would not authorize setting the verdict, and judgment aside. See, in this connection, Ragan v. Newton, 27 Ga. App. 534, 535 (109 S. E. 412).
Proof that the husband might be otherwise indebted to the wife in a named amount would not affect the obligation of the bank to the wife under its agreement.
Judgment affirmed.
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