Legal Opinion

Brosseau v. Jacobs' Pharmacy Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 16, 1917PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Equitable petition. Before Judge Bell. Fulton superior court. July 8, 1916. On June 1, 1914, D. I. Brosseau entered into two contracts; one with Jacobs’ Pharmacy Company and the other with Dr. Joseph Jacobs, copies of which are as follows: “Agreement entered into by and between Jacobs’ Pharmacy Company, a corporation located in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, and D. I. Brosseau, of the same address.

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Equitable petition. Before Judge Bell. Fulton superior court. July 8, 1916. On June 1, 1914, D. I. Brosseau entered into two contracts; one with Jacobs’ Pharmacy Company and the other with Dr. Joseph Jacobs, copies of which are as follows: “Agreement entered into by and between Jacobs’ Pharmacy Company, a corporation located in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, and D. I. Brosseau, of the same address. “The parties agree with each other as follows: “Jacobs’ Pharmacy Company agree: To employ said D. I. Brosseau for a period of one year from June 1st, 1914. To vest in him power to engage,…

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Brosseau made two contracts. One was with Jacobs’ Pharmacy Company, a business corporation, the subject-matter of which was service to be rendered to that corporation, of which Dr. Joseph Jacobs was the president. He made the other contract with Dr. Jacobs as an individual, and the subject-matter of it was the sale of certain shares of the capital stock of Jacobs’ Pharmacy Company, which Dr. Jacobs personally owned. The corporation and Dr. Jacobs joined in the suit for the cancellation of both contracts, on the theory that Brosseau had violated and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Forsyth Manufacturing Co. v. CastlenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Lunsford, Maxwell & Co. v. Malsby & AverySupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  3. Wellmaker v. WheatleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Burke v. NapierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  5. Austell v. RiceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848

3Cited by28 opinions

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  5. Young v. YoungSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920

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