109 Ga. 635 | Ga. | 1900
The S. P. Richards Company brought suit against Harry L. English, W. E. Venable, W. H. Williams, and the Atlanta Soda Company, for the sum of $110.00. The petition made the following case: The plaintiff was the owner of a soda-fountain, which it had leased to Shropshire & Colyar, to be operated by them at No. 60 Whitehall street, in the city of Atlanta. English, Venable, and the Atlanta Soda Company operated two soda-fountains near said location, the business and trade of which was interfered with by the competition of the fountain operated by Shropshire & Colyar. They, therefore, wanted to get control of the latter fountain, move it to some other locality, and put Williams in charge of it. “Shropshire & Colyar were behind in the payment of the rent” for the plaintiff’s fountain, “in the sum of $110.00, and.were not willing to deliver said fount to petitioner,” unless the plaintiff “should release them from paying the said $110.00.” English, Venable, Williams, and the Atlanta Soda Company) to induce the plaintiff to get possession of said fountain at once and lease the same to Williams, each and all, promised and agreed to.pay the plaintiff said sum due by Shropshire & Colyar. “Because of said promises and agreements, petitioner, to get the immediate possession of said fount, released said
Judgment affirmed.