Case Name: Chicago Portrait Company v. O'Neal et al.
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1909-07-06
Citations: 6 Ga. App. 425
Docket Number: 1845
Parties: Chicago Portrait Company v. O’Neal et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 425–425

Head Matter:
1845.
Chicago Portrait Company v. O’Neal et al.
Action on bond, from city court of Tifton — Judge Eve. March 13, 1909.
Submitted June 10,
Decided July 6, 1909.
J. B. Murrow, J. J. Murray, for plaintiff.
Pulwood & Murray, for defendants.

Opinion:
Powell, J.
The admissions of a principal are prima facie evidence against his sureties, if made pending the relationship and concerning the transaction as to which the suretyship exists. Stephens v. Crawford, 1 Ga. 574 (44 Am. D. 680); Dobbs v. Justices, 17 Ga. 625; 2 Wigmore on Evidence, §1077; 1 Enc. Ev. 586, 587; 27 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law (2d ed.), 456. Judgment reversed.