Brown v. Wilson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Buchanan, J.j Abbeville, January, 1895. Action by Charles D. Brown against George S. Wilson and John McNeill, partners doing business under the firm name of Wilson & McNeill, and'D. A. Allen, doing business under the name and style of Abbeville Manufacturing Company, on promissory note of $100. George S. Wilson alone was served.
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Before Buchanan, J.j Abbeville, January, 1895. Action by Charles D. Brown against George S. Wilson and John McNeill, partners doing business under the firm name of Wilson & McNeill, and'D. A. Allen, doing business under the name and style of Abbeville Manufacturing Company, on promissory note of $100. George S. Wilson alone was served. The following is the charge of the Circuit Judge: Mr. Foreman and gentlemen of the jury: I am asked to charge you: I. “That when a promissory note matures, it is necessary to present it to the maker for payment, protest it for nonpayment, and give notice of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Acting Associate Justice Earle.
This is an action on a promissory note made by Abbeville Manufacturing Company to Wilson & McNeill, the defendants above named, and endorsed by them to the plaintiff. George S. Wilson and John McNeill were partners, trading under said firm name of Wilson & McNeill. George S. Wilson was alone served with the summons and complaint herein.
The cause was heard by his Honor, Judge Buchanan, and a jury, and a general verdict was rendered against the defendants for the amount due upon said note, and judgment has been entered…
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