Powell v. Moore, Marsh & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Partnership. Landlord and Tenant. Charge of Court. Evidence. Before Judge Richard H. Clark. Fulton Superior Court. March Term, 1887. The facts of this case, besides those stated in the decision, will be found in the second, third and fourth head-notes.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Moore, Marsh & Co. brought suit upon an open account against Marbut & Powell, “ a firm composed of S. P. Mar-but and William Powell,” doing business under the firm name and style of S. P. Marbut. George Powell filed a plea of general issue, and a special plea that at the time the goods were bought from Moore, Marsh & Co. by Mar-but, he was not a partner of Marbut, nor was he at any time before or since. On the trial of the case the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs against both of the defendants. The defendant Powell made a motion for new trial on the several grounds…
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