Legal Opinion

Commercial Bank v. Warthen

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 11, 1904PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Equitable petition. Before Judge Gary. Richmond superior court. June 29,1903.

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

On October 1, 1901, the Commercial Bank of Augusta, brought suit against W. B. Lamkin and Thomas Warthen, alleging in its petition substantially as follows: In September, 1898, defendants formed a partnership, under the name of W. B. Lamkin & Company, for the conduct of the retail grocery business. The capital stock was $5,000, which was furnished by Warthen. After conducting business for a short time as a partnership, Lamkin and Warthen applied for a charter to carry on the business as a corporation under the name of the W. B. Lamkin Company, which charter was granted on November 22, 1898.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Scovill v. ThayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Sawyer v. HoagSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  3. Burns v. Beck & Gregg Hardware Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1889
  4. Moore v. RipleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  5. King v. SullivanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. G. C. Nunn, Receiver, Horace Smith, Fred Nemerovski and Harry Ballis v. Robert L. FeltintonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  2. John V. Farwell Co. v. Jackson StoresSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
  3. Allen v. GrantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Crawford v. SwicordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  5. Rosenheim Shoe Co. v. HorneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912

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