Mann v. Epstein
Mann v. Epstein
Opinion of the Court
The agreement made the judgment of the Texas court in the litigation pending there requires that, should any partner fail to pay his pro rata share of liabilities as determined by the liquidating agent, a judgment for such proportionate share shall be obtained by the agent against the defaulting partner. The court in its order which incorporated the agreement found that the agreement settles all the issues raised in the Texas lawsuit, but further provides that "upon a showing to this court that all of said acts and undertakings have been performed, the same shall become the judgment of this court.” As we construe the self-designated interlocutory order, it gives court sanction
Does the Texas interlocutory order purport to take exclusive jurisdiction of the enforcement of collection of pro rata liabilities? We do not so construe it. The agreement gives consent to being entered as an order of court in the prior case, and states that in such event the parties are to be bound by its terms. The order itself is entered subject to performance by the parties of their contractual obligations. Therefore, in seeking to enforce the contractual obligation the plaintiff is also in effect attempting to carry out the provisions of the order. Appellee cites Grayson v. Grayson, 217 Ga. 133 (121 SE2d 34) and other cases holding that where parties to a judicial proceeding enter into an agreement settling the issues involved they will not thereafter be heard to question the validity of the agreement. Here the validity of the agreement is not sought to be questioned but enforced. The agreement contained a consent clause to. its becoming a part of the Texas judgment to be enforced within or without the State of Texas, and the judgment so entered was prospective in that it required the parties to do certain acts as set out in the agreement. The Georgia suit seeks to implement both documents by requiring the de
It was error to sustain the plea of res judicata.
Judgment reversed.
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