Kickbusch v. Ruggles
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince;, J., Marion, Spring term, 1915. Action by Robert Kickbusch and others against Charles P. Ruggles. From an order requiring the complaint to be made more definite and certain, and for a bill of particulars, and from the sustaining of a demurrer to the complaint, plaintiffs appeal. cites: As modification of order by succeeding Circuit Judge: 97 S. C. 457. As to motion to strike out: 48 S. C. 227. Renewal of: 51 S. C. 33; 58 S. C. 152; 73 S. .C. 9. Remedy by…
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Before Prince;, J., Marion, Spring term, 1915. Action by Robert Kickbusch and others against Charles P. Ruggles. From an order requiring the complaint to be made more definite and certain, and for a bill of particulars, and from the sustaining of a demurrer to the complaint, plaintiffs appeal. cites: As modification of order by succeeding Circuit Judge: 97 S. C. 457. As to motion to strike out: 48 S. C. 227. Renewal of: 51 S. C. 33; 58 S. C. 152; 73 S. .C. 9. Remedy by motion to make more definite: 82 S. C. 170; 63 S. C. 525; 66 S. C. 588; 74 S. C. 473. Waiver: 53 S. C. 580. Bill of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
Plaintiffs allege that, in 1907, they, with R. C. Eibbey, purchased certain tracts of timber in Marion county to be manufactured into lumber, and paid $25,000 on the purchase price thereof, and, being unable to pay the balance, $375,000, they applied to Ruggles, who agreed conditionally to advance that sum, and also $150,000, as working capital for the business, and that a corporation should be organized to take over the property and carry on the business in which they should have $25,000 worth of stock for the money they had paid;…
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