Legal Opinion

Rogers v. Carmichael

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 17, 1937No. 11755PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Justice.

Certiorari was granted because there appears to be some confusion in the decisions regarding the liability of a partnership in such cases, and because of the public interest in having the law clarified. While several decisions by this court contain language which if followed literally would amply sustain the judgment of the trial court and the decision of the Court of Appeals, we are of the opinion that there is no authoritative ruling by this court which should bar a recovery in a case like the present. Other decisions to the same effect as the one now under review have been…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. McIntyre v. KavanaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  3. Stockwell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  4. Mitchell v. Georgia & Alabama RailwaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  5. Page v. Citizens Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2022
  2. Wiebe v. SeelyOregon Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Howell v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  4. The Estate of Richard A. Mayer, and Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty v. Lax, Inc., and David LascoIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. Savage v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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