Case Name: McINTOSH v. MARVIN M. BLACK COMPANY
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1966-11-28
Citations: 114 Ga. App. 777
Docket Number: 42391
Parties: McINTOSH v. MARVIN M. BLACK COMPANY.
Judges: Frankum and Pannell, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 114
Pages: 777–778

Head Matter:
42391.
McINTOSH v. MARVIN M. BLACK COMPANY.

Opinion:
Felton, Chief Judge.
1. An action brought by the assignee of a written contract in its own name must affirmatively show that the transfer or assignment was in writing in order to withstand a proper demurrer. Foster v. Sutlive, 110 Ga. 297 (34 SE 1037); Thornton v. Reeve, 41 Ga. App. 446 (153 SE 436); Alropa Corp. v. Richardson, 58 Ga. App. 656, 657 (199 SE 666); Fenner & Beane v. Nelson, 64 Ga. App. 600, 607 (13 SE2d 694). Accordingly, where the sole allegation as to the assignment of the contract sued on was that the action was brought by "Marvin M. Black Company as asignee [sic] of Marvin M. Black and Joeanne R. Black, d/b/a Marvin M. Black Company, a contractor," the court erred in its judgment overruling the defendant's demurrer to the petition.
2. The demurrer to the petition having been erroneously overruled, the subsequent trial and the verdict and judgment lor the plaintiff, from which the defendant appeals, were nugatory.
Argued November 8, 1966
Decided November 28, 1966
Rehearing denied December 13, 1966.
Cohen, Kohler, Barnwell & Chambers, John W. Chambers, for appellant.
T. Charles Allen, for appellee.
Judgment reversed.
Frankum and Pannell, JJ., concur.