Charlotte Oil & Fertilizer Co. v. Rippy
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION upon two promissory notes executed by the firm of D. F. Bridges & Co. payable to the plaintiff, tried before Greene, J., and a jury at Spring Term, 1898, of the Superior Court of Cleveland County. The complaint alleged that William Rippy, the intestate of defendant, was a partner in the firm of D. F. Bridges & Co. The answer denied this allegation.
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Civil ACTION upon two promissory notes executed by the firm of D. F. Bridges & Co. payable to the plaintiff, tried before Greene, J., and a jury at Spring Term, 1898, of the Superior Court of Cleveland County. The complaint alleged that William Rippy, the intestate of defendant, was a partner in the firm of D. F. Bridges & Co. The answer denied this allegation. Among other evidence, the plaintiff examined D. E. Bridges, who testified that he was a member of the firm of D. F. Bridges & Co. The plaintiff then asked the witness: “Who composed the firm of D. P. Bridges & Co?” with a view to…
1Opinion of the Court
Montgomery, J.:
A note in the sum of $430, signed “D. E. Bridges & Co,” payable to the plaintiff, was executed and delivered, the signature having been written by D. F. Bridges. This action is brought to recover of the defendant the amount of the note, the allegation in the complaint being that William Rippy, the intestate of the defendant, was one of the partners in the firm of D. P. Bridges & Co. On the trial the plaintiff introduced D. F. Bridges himself, who said that he was a member of the firm. The witness was then asked who composed the firm of D. F. Bridges & Co., the object of the…
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