Renfroe v. Shuman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint. Before Judge MacDonele. City court of Savannah. November term, 1893. Shuman alleged: Renfroe as principal, and the Southern Supply Company, a corporation of the State of Florida, as surety, were indebted to him $2,345.31, for that on June 22, 1893, he entered with Renfroe into a-contract for building a portion of the railroad of the-Florida Southern Railroad Co., and the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Co., in the counties of Chatham, and Bryan, Georgia,…
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Complaint. Before Judge MacDonele. City court of Savannah. November term, 1893. Shuman alleged: Renfroe as principal, and the Southern Supply Company, a corporation of the State of Florida, as surety, were indebted to him $2,345.31, for that on June 22, 1893, he entered with Renfroe into a-contract for building a portion of the railroad of the-Florida Southern Railroad Co., and the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Co., in the counties of Chatham, and Bryan, Georgia, copy of which is attached. By this contract petitioner, for doing the work set out. therein, was to receive from Renfroe…
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
Shuman brought an action in the city court of Savannah against Eenfroe, as principal, and the Southern Supply Company, a Florida corporation, as surety. At the appearance term, both defendants filed written demurrers to the plaintiff’s declaration. Two amendments to the declaration were allowed over objections made by the Supply Company, and Eenfroe demurred orally to the declaration and amendments as allowed, on the ground that they did not show that he and the Supply Company were joint promisors upon any promise or obligation by reason whereof the action could be maintained…
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