Worth v. Norton
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Ki/ugh, J., Marion, spring term, 1900. Action on note by B. G. Worth and C. W. Worth, survivors, against James Norton on the following complaint: “I. That heretofore B. G. Worth and D. G. Worth were copartners in trade, doing business in the city of Wilmington, N. C., under the firm name of Worth & Worth. II.
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Before Ki/ugh, J., Marion, spring term, 1900. Action on note by B. G. Worth and C. W. Worth, survivors, against James Norton on the following complaint: “I. That heretofore B. G. Worth and D. G. Worth were copartners in trade, doing business in the city of Wilmington, N. C., under the firm name of Worth & Worth. II. That subsequently C. W. Worth was admitted to said firm, and all the goods, effects and rights of action of the old firm were transferred to and became the property of the new firm, composed of B. G. Worth, D. G. Worth and C. W. Worth, and among said goods, effects and rig'hts of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice; Jones.
This was an action on a promissory note, and the defense was a plea of the statute of limitations. At the close of the case the Court directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiff, and from the judgment entered for the amount of the verdict, the defendant appeals. Other facts will be stated in the discussion of the points raised for our ruling, and the nature of the exceptions which we deem proper to be considered will sufficiently appear from our rulings thereon.,1 1. There was no error of law in the refusal of defendant’s…
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