Legal Opinion
Purvis v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 16, 1927No. 5503PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
1. The petition set forth a cause of action, and the court below did not err in overruling the general demurrer. Civil Code (1910), §§ 3176, 3177, 3188; Roach v. Roach, 143 Ga. 886 (85 S. E. 703). The grounds of special demurrer are without merit.
2. “The surviving partner, in ease of death, has the right to control the assets of the firm, to the exclusion of the legal representatives of the deceased partner, and he is primarily liable to the creditors of the firm for their debts.” Civil Code (1910), § 3176.
3. After the dissolution of a partnership by death of one of the partners, the statute…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Powell v. McKinneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Thornton v. JacksonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Black v. BlackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
- Cottle v. Harrold, Johnson & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Lane v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hadaway v. HadawaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Crosby v. RogersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Hodges v. HodgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Powell v. PowellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Harris v. Escoe (In Re Woolston)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1992
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