Legal Opinion

Goodroe v. C. L. C. Thomas Warehouse

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 18, 1938No. 12044PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Justice.

1. A petition is not multifarious because all of tbe defendants are not interested in all the matters contained in tbe suit. It is sufficient if each party has an interest in some matter in the suit which is common to all, and that they are connected with the others. And all persons who are directly or consequentially interested in the event of the suit are properly made parties to a petition in equity to prevent a multiplicity of suits.

2. “There is no misjoinder of parties or of causes of action, even if the petition concerns things of a different nature against several defend*400a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hermann v. MobleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  2. Cohen v. Meyers, Cohen & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1871
  3. Albany & Renssellaer Iron & Steel Co. v. Southern Agricultural WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
  4. Cohen & Co. v. Morris & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1883
  5. Elliot v. MacauleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1933

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Peoples Loan Company v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
  2. Peoples Loan Co. v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
  3. Davis v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  4. Saliba v. SalibaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  5. Holliday v. PopeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949

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