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39 S.C.L. 57

Barton v. Sutherland

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided November 15, 1851

Court of Appeals of South Carolina · decided 1851-11-15

Before Frost, J. at Pickens, Fall Term, 1851. The report of his Honor, the presiding Judge, is as follows. “ This action was brought on a note of the defendant for one hundred dollars, payable, one day'-aft|r dafi^to A. M. Folger or bearer, with interest after si^'pícinthsTroi^ de|e. The consideration of the note was the a^cppnt of; Forger %>r medical servi ces, rendered to the defendant. ip'Thekfpte vfas tjiinsferred to the plaintiff after it was due. £1 3 “ The defence…

Decided 1851-11-15

Curia, per Waedlaw, J.

¶1The action was assumpsit: the only plea, the general issue. Of the nature of the defence, it does not appear that either the plaintiff or Folger had notice before the trial; for even the attempt made by the defendant to serve a subpoena duces tecum upon Folger, was not, so far as we can perceive, effectual.

¶2Under these circumstances, the plaintiff could not have been, expected to produce Folger’s license, and the defendant should have been required to make out his defence, by adding to proof *59that medical services constituted the consideration of the note, legal evidence, by Folger's admissions or otherwise, that the practitioner who rendered the services was unlicensed.

¶3The mol ion to set aside the nonsuit is granted.

Q’Neall, Evans, Withers and Whitner, JJ. concurred.

¶4Motion granted.

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