Case Name: Mathis et al. v. Shaw
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1928-11-17
Citations: 38 Ga. App. 783
Docket Number: 18907
Parties: Mathis et al. v. Shaw.
Judges: Jenkins, P. J., and Stephens, J., eoneur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 38
Pages: 783–783

Head Matter:
18907.
Mathis et al. v. Shaw.
Decided November 17, 1928.
M. B. Eubanks, for plaintiff in error. W. J. Nunnally, contra.

Opinion:
Bell, J.
Where two persons separately owning various articles of personalty sell them jointly for a lump sum, the sellers jointly own the debt against the buyer for the purchase-money and may bring a joint suit against him for its recovery. Bank of Oglethorpe v. Brooks, 33 Ga. App. 84 (7) (125 S. E. 600); Civil Code (1910), § 5516. Under the evidence, there was no error in directing the verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
Judgment affirmed.
Jenkins, P. J., and Stephens, J., eoneur.