WILLIAMS v. AMERICAN SURETY CO.

34118.

86 Ga. App. 533 (1952)

71 S.E.2d 714

WILLIAMS v. AMERICAN SURETY COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided July 16, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cobb & Cobb, W. Harvey Armistead, for plaintiff in error.

Randolph Hayes, John E. Dougherty, contra.


WORRILL, J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) 1. "Under the statute of frauds, any promise to revive a debt barred by a statute of limitation must be in writing and signed by the promissor or some person lawfully authorized by him. Code § 20-401 (6). This without more would require that the debt be identified, and that the new promise or acknowledgment should itself furnish the identification, or afford the means therefor. Gartrell v. Linn, 79...

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