Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Lightsey
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Rice, J., Hampton, June, 1914. Action by the Southern Cotton Oil Company against W. Fred. Lightsey. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: Code Civil Proc., sec. 207; 10 Cyc. 923; 5 S. E. 478. cites: Code Civil Proc., sec. 207; 9 Abb. 104; Voorhies N. Y. Ann. Code, sec. 157, p. 311; 206 Pa. St. 372; 133 N. Y. 270; 63 S. C. 186; Cook Corp. (5th ed.), sec. 719, p.,1791; 18 L. R. A. (N. SO 683; 24 How. Pr. 92; 2 Waits Pr. 343; 14 S. C. 228; 81 S. E. 181.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Gary.
The complaint herein was upon a promissory note, and-was verified by J. W. Hohenstein, assistant district manager of the plaintiff, who swore that the complaint was true of his own knowledge. That the reason the verifica•tion was not made by the plaintiff in person, was that the plaintiff is a corporation, and the deponent is an officer thereof, to wit: its assistant district manager
The defendant served an unverified answer, in which he denied the allegations of the complaint, 'and stated therein that the answer was not verified,…
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