House v. House

Campbell, C. J..

Plaintiff and his brother, Alfred House, sons of defendant, being entitled to legacies from their grandmother’s'estate in England, had made arrangements to have their money remitted to them severally by drafts. About the time these were to arrive from England, they went to the office of William N. Brown, of Mt. Pleasant, and employed him to draw a power of attorney to defendant to indorse the drafts and receive the money, which he did.

Plaintiff sued his father for the sum remitted in his favor, and in the court below recovered the full amount. Alfred swore that before they…