Legal Opinion

The J.W. Copeland Co. v. Brown

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 25, 1916No. 9262PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Before Moore, J., Laurens, May, 1915. Action by The J. W. Copeland Company against W. R. Brown. From an order refusing to dissolve an attachment, the defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.

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Before Moore, J., Laurens, May, 1915. Action by The J. W. Copeland Company against W. R. Brown. From an order refusing to dissolve an attachment, the defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. As to the third exception, the Circuit Judge said: “(3) The second ground of the appeal complains of error in failing to hold that there was no authority by J. T. Robertson, the' secretary and treasurer of the plaintiff corporation, .to sign the name of the plaintiff in the attachment bond in this case, as well as error in the holding that a bond in the sum of $25.00 was…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

This is an appeal from an order of his Honor, Judge Moore, sustaining an order of the magistrate in refusing to dissolve an attachment issued in the case. The defendant-appellant lived at Clinton, S. C., where for a number of years he was employed as superintendent of the Lydia Cotton Mills and a master machinist at the Clinton Cotton Mills. On February 2, 1915, it is alleged that he moved to Lexington, N. C., where he procured employment. His son lived with him at Lexington, N. C., but his wife and several of his children remained at…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Roddey v. ErwinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1889
  2. George Norris Co. v. S. H. Levin's SonsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1908

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sabb v. RichardsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  2. Prevost v. PostSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
  3. Moore v. McElrathSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
  4. Sabb v. RichardsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923

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