Baldridge v. Eason
Supreme Court of Alabama
AppeaIj from tbe Chancery Court of Madison. Heard before the Hon. Thos. Cobbs. Tbe bill in this case was filed by tbe appellants, William E. Baldridge and Chas. H. Halsey, against tbe appellee, John Thomas Eason ; and sought to have tbe sheriff enjoined from tbe levy of an execution issued on a judgment recovered by said Eason against tbe firm of Baldridge, Murray & Halsey.
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AppeaIj from tbe Chancery Court of Madison. Heard before the Hon. Thos. Cobbs. Tbe bill in this case was filed by tbe appellants, William E. Baldridge and Chas. H. Halsey, against tbe appellee, John Thomas Eason ; and sought to have tbe sheriff enjoined from tbe levy of an execution issued on a judgment recovered by said Eason against tbe firm of Baldridge, Murray & Halsey. Tbe bill alleges that tbe respondent, John Thomas Eason, sued tbe partnership of Baldridge, Murray &. Halsey in tbe Circuit Court of Madison county, and recovered in said suit a judgment by default against the said firm,…
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, J.-
One of the main questions presented by the record, is whether the judgment recovered by appellee Eason in the Circuit Court against the firm of Baldridge, Murray & Halsey was joint and several in its legal effect as provided in section 2604 of the Code, or a judgment against the firm only as provided in section 2605 of the Code.
We are of the opinion that the pleading and the judgment entry show'that the judgment was rendered against the partnership as such only. In the caption of the complaint, the parties are stated as follows :
John Thomas Eason, Plaintiff,
vs.
Baldridge, Murray &…
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