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FIRST AMERICAN BANK v. BISHOP

35115.

244 Ga. 317 (1979)

260 S.E.2d 49

FIRST AMERICAN BANK v. BISHOP.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 10, 1979.

Rehearing Denied September 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George C. Kennedy, Jr., George C. Kennedy, for appellant.

Elliott & Turner, Tyron Elliott, for appellee.

HILL, Justice.

Lamar Bishop was the maker of several promissory notes to the First American Bank. His father, Alton Bishop, the plaintiff in this case, signed separate guaranties on the notes. Lamar Bishop was adjudicated bankrupt in early 1975, discharging him on a $26,474.90 debt owed the bank. Subsequently, both Bishops signed a promissory note and plaintiff Alton Bishop signed a separate guaranty as to Lamar Bishop's debts to the bank.

Alton Bishop brought...

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