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Bennett v. McCann

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 28, 1972
188 S.E.2d 165 (Ga. Ct. App. 1972)

Opinion

46618.

SUBMITTED OCTOBER 6, 1971.

DECIDED JANUARY 28, 1972.

Action on debt. Wayne Superior Court. Before Judge Flexer.

Albert E. Butler, for appellants.

W. Glenn Thomas, Sr., for appellee.


The plaintiff, d/b/a Bennetts Grocery, filed a claim against the defendant alleging that he was indebted to Bennetts Grocery in the amount of $1,161.08 because of the non-payment of ten checks. A motion to dismiss was sustained and the plaintiff appealed. Held:

1. Copies of the checks were attached to the petition. The first eight of the checks were made payable to several different parties and the maker of the checks was "McCann Industries, Inc., Pay Roll Account, (signed) J. Y. McCann." The checks were returned from the bank upon which they were drawn with the notation "No account, this signature." The petition clearly shows that this was the corporation's liability and not that of an individual. Code § 4-304; Code Ann. § 109A-3-403 (Ga. L. 1962, pp. 156, 257); Pollin v. Mindy Mfg. Co., 211 Pa. Super. 87 ( 236 A.2d 542).

2. The remaining two checks were made payable to "McCann Industries, Inc." by "F. A. O. Bahre — Discount Account, (signed) F. A. O. Bahre." These checks were endorsed "Pay to the order of Bennett Grocery, McCann Industries, Inc., by (signed) J. Y. McCann." These checks were returned because payment was stopped on them. The petition did not set forth a claim against the defendant on the last two checks for the reason stated in Division 1 of this opinion.

Judgment affirmed. Jordan, P. J., and Evans, J., concur.

SUBMITTED OCTOBER 6, 1971 — DECIDED JANUARY 28, 1972.


Summaries of

Bennett v. McCann

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 28, 1972
188 S.E.2d 165 (Ga. Ct. App. 1972)
Case details for

Bennett v. McCann

Case Details

Full title:BENNETT et al. v. McCANN

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jan 28, 1972

Citations

188 S.E.2d 165 (Ga. Ct. App. 1972)
188 S.E.2d 165