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44 S.C.L. 149

Fant v. West

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided December 15, 1856

Court of Appeals of South Carolina · decided 1856-12-15

<p>Action against both partners, on a single bill executed by one partner in the name of the firm : — Held, that it was admissible to show the consideration of the single bill and the course of dealing of the partners, in reference to other single bills, in order to raise the inference, that authority to execute the bill sued on had been given.</p>

Decided 1856-12-15

¶1*151Tbe opinion of tbe Court was delivered by

Wardlaw, J.

¶2Tbe single bill was not void, but, if executed by one partner with sufficient authority from tbe other, bound both. Tbe validity then depended upon evidence to be judged of by tbe jury; and in this case, we can only repeat what was said by Judge Nott, in tbe case of Sanders vs. Hughes, cited by Judge O’Neall in Flemming vs. Dunbar, 2 Hill, 533. “ Tbe evidence may have authorized an inference that such authority bad been given,- and that was a question for tbe jury.”

¶3Tbe consideration of tbe single bill, beneficial to both partners, and tbe course of dealing shown by their conduct in reference to other such bills, were circumstances proper for tbe consideration of tbe jury, pertinent to tbe question which they were to resolve, and admissible under tbe issue made as to tbe joint execution of tbe instrument sued on.

¶4Tbe motion is dismissed.

O’Neall, Withers, Whither, Clover, and MüNro, JJ., concurred.

¶5 Motion dismissed.

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