Wells v. Strange
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity in Marion Superior Court. Demurrer. Decided by Judge Alexander, May Term, 1848. 'This was a bill brought in the Superior Court of Marion county, by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error, for an account of and concerning the village Hall built in the town of Tazewell, under articles of agreement and co-partnership in writing, and seeks— 1st. A general settlement and account. 2d.
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In Equity in Marion Superior Court. Demurrer. Decided by Judge Alexander, May Term, 1848. 'This was a bill brought in the Superior Court of Marion county, by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error, for an account of and concerning the village Hall built in the town of Tazewell, under articles of agreement and co-partnership in writing, and seeks— 1st. A general settlement and account. 2d. The perpetual injunction of a certain cause of ejectment, wherein judgment had been recovered against the defendant in error, while in the possession of the Hall as the treasurer, agent and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
In 1843, a partnership was formed by and between sundry persons, to build a tavern, to be called Village Hall, in the town of Tazewell and county of Macon in this State. In the articles of agreement, the amount of stock subscribed by each partner, as well as the mode of payment are designated, viz: whether in property, money or labor. Among the rest, one John Wilcher took two shares estimated at $200, to be paid for in three town lots, the numbers of which were unknown at the time, but were afterwards ascertained to be 1, 4 and 25. The Company…
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