Bell v. Jackson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wilson, J., Marlboro, Action by J. P. Bell against J. W. Jackson. Plaintiff appeals. Thp complaint and order in question are: I. “That the defendant, J. W. Jackson, heretofore, on the 34th day of August, A. D. 1913, executed and delivered- to plaintiff his promissory note, of which the following is a copy: $33,500. Dillon, S. C., August 34th, 1911. On the 1st day of December, after date, I promise to- pay to the order of J. P. Bell, twenty-three thousand five hundred…
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Before Wilson, J., Marlboro, Action by J. P. Bell against J. W. Jackson. Plaintiff appeals. Thp complaint and order in question are: I. “That the defendant, J. W. Jackson, heretofore, on the 34th day of August, A. D. 1913, executed and delivered- to plaintiff his promissory note, of which the following is a copy: $33,500. Dillon, S. C., August 34th, 1911. On the 1st day of December, after date, I promise to- pay to the order of J. P. Bell, twenty-three thousand five hundred and no-100 dollars. Value received. Payable at the Farmers & Merchants Bank of McColl. To be discounted at the rate of…
1Opinion of the Court
The -opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
The order involves the merits, and is, therefore, appealable. Pickett v. Fidelity Co., 52 S. C. 584, 30 S. E. 614.
Section 192 of the Code of Procedure, 1912, -says, that “the complaint shall contain a plain and concise statement of the facts constituting a cause of action, without unnecessary repetition.” The- only fault that can be found with the plaintiff’s complaint is that it lacks conciseness, and contains too much repetition. He -stated the facts constituting his cause of action. The order of the Circuit Court requires him to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pickett v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
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