Legal Opinion
Reis v. Ralls
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 10, 1983No. 39417PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
This case presents a question which has not been directly addressed in Georgia. It is whether the right to use a trade name, which is sold to another in conjunction with the sale of a business and its goodwill, but in which a security interest is purportedly retained, can be reacquired by foreclosure.
In the late 1960’s, James D. Reis formed a corporation to engage in the refrigeration business, known as Atlanta Refrigeration Service Company, Inc. In May, 1981, he and the corporation (hereinafter “the sellers”) sold the business to Claude Ralls, Sr., and Jr. (hereinafter…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Saunders System Atlanta Co. v. Drive It Yourself Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Giant Mart Corp. v. Giant Discount Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Womble v. ParkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Gordy v. DunwodySupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Scocca v. WiltSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Bearoff v. CratonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
- Nationwide Advertising Service, Inc. v. Thompson Recruitment Advertising, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Plummer v. PlummerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
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