Bank v. Hollingsworth.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by the National Bank of Maryland against J. B. Hollingsworth and others, heard by Judge W. A. Iloke and a jury, at March Term, 1903, of the Superior Oourt of BuNcombe County. On and prior to the 5th day of September, 1895, C. L. Cottrell, A. S. Watkins and W. S. Robertson, of Richmond, Va., under the firm name of Cottrell, Watkins & Co., conducted a hardware business in the city of Richmond.
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ActioN by the National Bank of Maryland against J. B. Hollingsworth and others, heard by Judge W. A. Iloke and a jury, at March Term, 1903, of the Superior Oourt of BuNcombe County. On and prior to the 5th day of September, 1895, C. L. Cottrell, A. S. Watkins and W. S. Robertson, of Richmond, Va., under the firm name of Cottrell, Watkins & Co., conducted a hardware business in the city of Richmond. This firm, some years prior to said date, purchased the stock of goods of Van Gilder & Brown, of Asheville, N. 0., and formed a copartnership with Joseph E. Dickerson of said city of Asheville,…
1Opinion
His Honor instructed the jury to answer the third issue: "Is the defendant W. S. Robertson personally indebted to the plaintiff; if so, in what amount?" in the negative. The plaintiff excepted and appealed. For the reasons given in the opinion in the defendants' appeal we are of the opinion that his Honor correctly instructed the jury. There is no aspect of the testimony in which the defendant W. S. Robertson could be personally liable to the plaintiff. The judgment in the respect must be (583)
Affirmed.
Cited: Bank v. Jones, 147 N.C. 425.
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