Alexander v. Meroney
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Witherspoon, J., Kershaw, September, 1887. The Circuit decree (omitting its statement, substantially restated in the opinion of this court) was as follows : Plaintiff in this action seeks to obtain judgment against the defendant, Kate E. Meroney, for alleged indebtedness growing out of an agreement between plaintiff and the defendant, John S. Meroney. acting as the agent of the defendant, Kate E. Meroney, for the manufacture of brick. The fact of the agency is denied.
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Before Witherspoon, J., Kershaw, September, 1887. The Circuit decree (omitting its statement, substantially restated in the opinion of this court) was as follows : Plaintiff in this action seeks to obtain judgment against the defendant, Kate E. Meroney, for alleged indebtedness growing out of an agreement between plaintiff and the defendant, John S. Meroney. acting as the agent of the defendant, Kate E. Meroney, for the manufacture of brick. The fact of the agency is denied. The only testimony on this point is that of the plaintiff and the defendant, John S. Meroney, between whom the alleged…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Simpson.
The property of the appellant was levied upon by a distress warrant, caused to be issued by the respondent, John S. Meroney, as agent of his wife, Kate E. Meroney, to whom it was alleged that the appellant ivas indebted in the sum of $222 for the rent of a brick office situate in Camden, belonging to the said Kate E. This property was released from the levy by appellant giving bond, &c., for the bringing of this action ; whereupon the action below was instituted.
In his complaint, the plaintiff alleged that a copartnership had…
2Cited by1 opinion
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