Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Harris

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 24, 1909No. 1810PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Trover; from city court of Blakely — Judge Jordan. February 27, 1909.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.

1. Where one member of a copartnership converts to its use personal property of a third person, the owner has a right of action, at his option, against the copartnership, or against the individual partner guilty of the act of conversion, to recover the property so converted, or its proved value. Civil Code, §§2657, 2658; Cunningham v. Woodbridge, 76 Ga. 302; Cheney v. Powell, 88 Ga. 634 (15 S. E. 750).

2. The undisputed evidence showing that the personal property of the plaintiff had been converted to the use and benefit of the partnership by the individual member who was sued, a verdict…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cheney v. PowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  2. Cunningham v. Woodbridge & HarrimanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rogers v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  2. Manning v. GettysCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  3. Beasley v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1923

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