Case Name: Branch v. Dublin and Laurens Bank
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1917-12-14
Citations: 21 Ga. App. 439
Docket Number: 8626
Parties: Branch v. Dublin and Laurens Bank.
Judges: Wade, C. J., and Luhe, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 21
Pages: 439–439

Head Matter:
8626.
Branch v. Dublin and Laurens Bank.
Decided December 14, 1917.
Complaint; from city court of Dublin — Judge Flynt. March 10, 1917.
B. Earl Camp, for plaintiff in error.
Chappell & Burch, contra.

Opinion:
Jenkins, J.
1. A purchaser of a negotiable note, although with notice either express or constructive of equities and defenses as between the maker and the original payee, is protected in his title and may recover on it, if he purchased, even without recourse, from one who took it, bona fide and without notice, from the original payee. Civil Code (1910), §4535; Burch v. Pope, 114 Ga. 334 (40 S. E. 227); Weil v. Carswell, 119 Ga. 873 (47 S. E. 217); Wade v. Elliott, 11 Ga. App. 646 (75 S. E. 989); Day v. Rogers, 7 Ga. App. 535 (67 S. E. 279).
2. The court did not err in excluding the testimony complained of, or in 'thereafter directing a verdict for the plaintiff.
Judgment affirmed.
Wade, C. J., and Luhe, J., concur.