Legal Opinion

Barnett Line of Steamers v. Blackmar & Chandler

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 15, 1874PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Partnership. Statute of frauds. Before Judge James Johnson. Muscogee Superior Court. October Term, 1873. For the facts of this case, see the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Warner, Chief Justice.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs against the defendants as partners using the firm name of “Barnett Line of Steamers,” to recover the sum of $>1,500 00, which the plaintiffs allege the defendants were indebted to them for services *99rendered as their agents. The defendants filed their plea of the general issue, and also a plea denying the partnership as alleged in plaintiffs’ declaration. On the trial of the case, the jury, under the charge of the court, found a verdict for the plaintiffs. The defendants made a motion for a new trial, on the several grounds…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Chambliss v. HallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  2. Hudson v. Venture Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Bentley v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  4. Steininger v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
  5. Alexander-Seewald Co. v. MarettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936

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