Sheppard v. Bridges
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition, etc. Before Judge Worrill. Early superior court. December 21, 1910. C. W. Bridges filed an equitable petition against the law firm of Calhoun & Rambo, its individual members, and Me. L. Parr and L. W. Parr, which contained, in substance, the following allega- y tions: Prior to November, 1908, a partnership existed between' George W. Sheppard and Me. L. Parr, under the firm name of Sheppard & Parr.
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Equitable petition, etc. Before Judge Worrill. Early superior court. December 21, 1910. C. W. Bridges filed an equitable petition against the law firm of Calhoun & Rambo, its individual members, and Me. L. Parr and L. W. Parr, which contained, in substance, the following allega- y tions: Prior to November, 1908, a partnership existed between' George W. Sheppard and Me. L. Parr, under the firm name of Sheppard & Parr. On or about November 9, .1908, Sheppard sold his interest in the firm to L. W. Parr, and the partnership became known as Parr & Parr, the new firm assuming the debts of Sheppard…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
We will first consider a leading question 'presented, on authorities outside of this State, and then with more special reference to our own statutes and decisions.
Two general rules have grown up on the subject of the enforcement of a contract by a person for whose benefit it was made, though he was not a party to it, known respectively as the English and American rule. In England some of the earlier decisions looked in the direction of allowing a suit by a beneficiary for a breach, under certain special circumstances. The later decisions in that country deny the existence of such a right of…
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- Empire State Insurance v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
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