Legal Opinion
Abbott Foods of Georgia, Inc. v. ELBERTON POULTRY COMPANY, INC.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 11, 1985No. 69738PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Chief Judge.
Elberton Poultry Company, Inc. sued both Abbott Foods of Georgia, Inc., and its president and principal shareholder, Larry Abbott, to collect a $16,620 account indebtedness incurred by Abbott Foods for an order of chicken parts. The trial court directed a verdict against Abbott Foods for the full amount of the alleged indebtedness and further ruled as a matter of law that Larry Abbott was either jointly liable with the corporation for the full amount of the claim or was liable for nothing at all. The jury returned a verdict against Abbott on the issue of liability, and both…
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