Case Name: BIBLE v. SOMERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1942-10-14
Citations: 194 Ga. 724
Docket Number: No. 14283
Parties: BIBLE v. SOMERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Hewlett, J., not participating.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 194
Pages: 724–727

Head Matter:
BIBLE v. SOMERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
No. 14283.
October 14, 1942.
Wyatt & Morgan and J. Ellis Pope, for plaintiff in error.
T. Boss Sharpe, contra.

Opinion:
Grice, Justice.
The evidence, with all reasonable deductions or inferences therefrom, did not demand a finding in the plaintiff's favor. The record does not support its contention that the counter-claim arose after the filing of the suit, nor can Bible be denied the right to assert this counter-claim merely because he was a stockholder and treasurer of the plaintiff. 19 C. J. S. § 798, 810. The record presents no case of other creditors of the corporation con testing with him as to priority of liens; and the mere fact that the corporation may be insolvent affords no reason why a verdict should be denied on his counter-claim. The uncontradicted evidence in this record supported his claim. If 'it spoke the truth, the plaintiff was not entitled to a verdict, and it was erroneous so to direct in its favor.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur, except Hewlett, J., not participating.