Smith, Son & Brother v. Printup Bros. & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Continuance. Set-off. Before Judge Underwood. Eloyd Superior Court. January Adjourned Term, 1877. To the action set forth in the opinion, the defendants pleaded as follows: That on the 9th day of May, 1875, they purchased from one W. S. McElwain three hundred tons of pig iron for the sum of $32.00 per ton, and said McElwain, by his contract in writing of said date^ sold to -the defendants said three hundred tons of pig iron, and in said contract obligated himself to deliver…
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Continuance. Set-off. Before Judge Underwood. Eloyd Superior Court. January Adjourned Term, 1877. To the action set forth in the opinion, the defendants pleaded as follows: That on the 9th day of May, 1875, they purchased from one W. S. McElwain three hundred tons of pig iron for the sum of $32.00 per ton, and said McElwain, by his contract in writing of said date^ sold to -the defendants said three hundred tons of pig iron, and in said contract obligated himself to deliver said iron to the defendants at Rome; that the said defendants paid to said McElwain on said purchase the sum of…
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Judge.
This was a suit brought by Printup Bros. & Go. against Smith, Son & Brother, as partners, on two bills of exchange, *612drawn by them in favor of Printup Bros. & Co., on S. P. Smith, and accepted by him, and which he had not paid, but suffered to be protested.
1. The defendants moved for a continuance, on the ground that Joel Branham, Esq., their leading counsel, was sick, and could not attend court. The court refused to continue for the term, but put off the case, notifying the counsel, of whom there were three others, to be ready when the case was again callqd. About nine or ten…
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