Miller v. Hughes
Supreme Court of South Carolina
.Before Hudson, J., Hampton, March, 1890. The complaint in this case was as follows : The plaintiffs, complaining on behalf of themselves and all other creditors of the defendant, L. F. Hughes, who shall in due time come in and seek relief by, and contribute to the expenses of, this action, allege : I. That at the time hereinafter mentioned, the plaintiffs, Theodore K. Miller, Daniel Miller, Robert C. Davidson, I. Frank Supplee, and Richard M. Turner, were doing business in…
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.Before Hudson, J., Hampton, March, 1890. The complaint in this case was as follows : The plaintiffs, complaining on behalf of themselves and all other creditors of the defendant, L. F. Hughes, who shall in due time come in and seek relief by, and contribute to the expenses of, this action, allege : I. That at the time hereinafter mentioned, the plaintiffs, Theodore K. Miller, Daniel Miller, Robert C. Davidson, I. Frank Supplee, and Richard M. Turner, were doing business in the city of Baltimore, under the firm name of Daniel Miller & Co. II. That, between the 4th day of September, 1889, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McIver.
The sole question raised by this appeal is whether the Circuit Court erred in sustaining a demurrer to the complaint upon the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. In such a case it is usual to set out either a copy of the complaint, or to state substantially all of the allegations found in it; but as the present complaint is very long, and contains some allegations which do not appear to be pertinent to our present inquiry, we will content ourselves with stating substantially such of its…
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