Kohn v. Colonial Hill Co.

Jenkins, 1?. J.

1. As a general rule, an action on a contract must be brought in the name of the party in whom the legal interest in the contract is vested. Civil Code (1910), § 5516; Benson v. Abbott, 95 Ga. 69 (22 S. E. 127); Anthony v. Callaway, 37 Ga. App. 523 (140 S. E. 793); Edwards v. Camp, 29 Ga. App. 556 (2) (116 S. E. 210); Hobbs v. Citizens Bank, 32 Ga. App. 522 (124 S. E. 72). Accordingly, *287an action can not be maintained upon a promissory note payable to the order of a named pierson, which has not been indorsed or otherwise transferred, except in the name of the person to whom it…