Germania Savings Bank v. Town of Darlington
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., Darlington, January, 1897. Action by The Germania Savings Bank of Charleston against the town of Darlington. The Circuit decree following fully states the facts: The plaintiff is a banking corporation and the defendant a municipal corporation; both were created by and now exist under the laws of the State of South Carolina.
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Before Aldrich, J., Darlington, January, 1897. Action by The Germania Savings Bank of Charleston against the town of Darlington. The Circuit decree following fully states the facts: The plaintiff is a banking corporation and the defendant a municipal corporation; both were created by and now exist under the laws of the State of South Carolina. Plaintiff brought this action to recover of the defendant the sum of $750, alleged to be due as interest on certain bonds issued by defendant. The action comes before this Court upon an agreed statement of facts. This statement must be read as a part of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice McIver.
This is an action to recover the amount of past due coupons, taken from certain bonds, held by the plaintiff, which purport to have been issued by the proper municipal authorities of ’ the town of Darlington. Jury trial having been waived, the case was heard by his Honor, Judge Aldrich, upon an agreed statement of facts, set out in the “Case,” and he rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of said coupons, together with interest thereon from their maturity. From this judgment defendant appeals upon the…
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