Legal Opinion
Rizk v. Jones
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 5, 1979No. 34642PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
We granted certiorari in this case to consider the following question: "Where two or more written agreements are executed simultaneously in the course of the same transaction some of which expressly refer to the others, should they be read and construed together for the purpose of determining the respective rights and liabilities of the parties, or are the rights and obligations incurred in each document severable?”
We hold that the documents should be read and construed together in keeping with our decision in Hardin v. Great Northern Nekoosa Corp., 237 Ga. 594, 597 (229 SE2d 371) (1976).…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hardin v. Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Rizk v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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