Case Name: Mangum et al. v. Manos
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1913-07-08
Citations: 13 Ga. App. 62
Docket Number: 4848
Parties: Mangum et al. v. Manos.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 13
Pages: 62–62

Head Matter:
4848.
Mangum et al. v. Manos.
Decided July 8, 1913.
Complaint; from city court of Atlanta — Judge Reid. March 15, 1913.
John A. Boykin, for plaintiffs in error. W. 0. Wilson; contra.

Opinion:
Pottle, J.
This was a suit against husband and wife as joint makers of a contract of lease. The wife pleaded that she signed the contract as surety for her husband. There was sufficient evidence to authorize a finding that she executed the contract as a principal. The trial judge, distinctly instructed the jury that under the law of this State, a married woman can not become security or bind her estate by any contract' of suretyship; and that if they should believe that the wife was a surety and not a principal upon the contract sued on, she would not be liable, and they should so find. This instruction sufficiently covered the issue involved; and if a more specific charge was desired, it should have been requested in- writing. The evidence authorized the verdict.
Judgment affirmed.