Supreme Court of Alabama, 1824

Allen v. White

Allen v. White
Supreme Court of Alabama · Decided December 15, 1824 · Crenshaw
1 Minor 365

Allen v. White

Opinion of the Court

Judge Crenshaw.

If the contract was made with the firm, though Norris at the time of commencing the action may have had no interest in it, White had a right to use his name. All the copartners must join in an action for a debt due to the firm, whether they have an interest in the event •of the suit or not.

The judgment was by confession for a sum certain.

It is the unanimous opinion of- the Court that the judgment be affirmed.

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