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16 S.C.L. 49

Chappell v. Proctor

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided November 15, 1823

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1823-11-15

This was assumpsit on a note, drawn by the defendant, and payable to to the plaintiffs, by the name of “ Chappell and Cureton,” and the declaration was in the name of ChappeJUgnd Cureton, omitting their Christian names. The defendant pleaded the general issue. The note was in the usual form of promissory notes, but the words 4! value received” were wanting.

Decided 1823-11-15

¶1The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mn Justicá Johnson.

¶2There can be no doubt that the first ground of the present motion would have been a good objection, if the defendant had taken advantage of it at the proper time and in the proper way; for it is necessary that the parties to a suit should be as certainly designated as may be conveniently practicable: but it is equally clear that the objection, in this case, came too late; for it is a well settled rule of practice, that a mistake in the name -of the plaintiff, can only be taken advantage of by plea in abatement; unless indeed, in cases where the contract given in evidence, differs from the name of the plaintiff, set forth in the declaration. But in this case, they correspond precisely: vide 3 Chitty on pleading, 256.

¶3In the case of “ Ash and wife as, executors of Smith,” decided in Charleston, at Jan. term, 1823, it was determined, that since the statute, a note for the payment of money pre-suppps.es a good consideration, with or without the words “ value re® *50ceived;” and if this be correct, the note itself was sufficient evidence of a consideration.

¶4The motion is refused.

Johnson, JYott, Ilichardson^ Huger, Colcoclc and Gantt, Justices, concurred-.
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