McMahon v. Pugh
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Richland, July, 1901. Motion by defendants in action by C. C. McMahon against William Pugh, D. Cooper, J. C. Cannon and J. H. Cooper, surviving partners.
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Before Gary, J., Richland, July, 1901. Motion by defendants in action by C. C. McMahon against William Pugh, D. Cooper, J. C. Cannon and J. H. Cooper, surviving partners. From order refusing motion to open default judgment and permit defendants to^ defend, they appeal on the following exceptions: “1. Because his Honor erred in holding that the defendants had been represented by Mr. P. H. Nelson, a practicing attorney at the Columbia bar, for about two weeks previous to the expiration of the time to answer as extended therein ; whereas, as a matter of fact, the record shows that Mr. Nelson…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice McIver.
This is an appeal from an order of his Honor, Judge Ernest Gary, of which the following is a copy: “This cause came on to be heard by me on July 6, 1901, on motion of the defendants, for an order setting aside order for judgment in said cause, opening same and allowing the defendants to answer the complaint. The motion therein was supported by affidavits, and a petition of the defendants (copies of which are set out in the ‘Case’) to the effect that they had been prevented from answering through mistake, inadvertence, surprise…
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