Harrison v. Crosby

Harrison v. Crosby.

Harrison v. Crosby, 88 S.E. 1102 (S.C. 1916)

Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina · State Highest Courts
Decided: April 13, 1916
Docket: No. 9379
Judges: Hydrick, Messrs, Watts, Gage, Gary, Fraser
Citations: 88 S.E. 1102104 S.C. 3501916 S.C. LEXIS 128
Disposition: Reversed.

Cited by 2

Syllabus

Bills and Notes — Issues—Direction op Verdict.- — -In an action on a promissory note by an indorsee thereof, in which the testimony tended to show plaintiff acquired the note by purchase for value before maturity without notice of any failure of consideration or other infirmity in the note, and defendant had no testimony showing such notice, a verdict for the plaintiff should have been directed.

Summary

Before'Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, October, 1914. Action by C. W. Harrison against S. W. Crosby. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. cites: As to presumption in favor of holder as indorsee for value, etc.: 87 S. C. 78; 28 S. C. 143; 32 S. C. 538. Charge: 64 S. C. 509; 77 S. C. 39. ' cites: As to circumstantial evidence of holder's bad faith: 91 S. C. 461.

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Opinion of the Court — Hydrick

The opinion of the Court was delivered by Mr. Justice Hydrick.

This case is controlled by the decision in Bank v. Stackhouse, 91 S. C. 455, 74 S. E. 977 , 40 L. R. A. (N. S.) 454, which has been reaffirmed in numerous cases, some of' which are cited in Givens v. Bank, 103 S. C. 174, 86 S. E. 24 . See, also, Cannon v. Clarendon Hardware Co., 103 S. C. 538, 88 S. E. 284 . The verdict should have been directed for plaintiff.

Judgment reversed.

Messrs. Justices Watts and Gage concur in the opinion announced.

Mr. Chief Justice Gary and Mr. Justice Fraser did not sit in this case, and did not participate in the decision.

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Farr-Barnes Lumber Co. v. Town of St. George112 S.E. 24 (S.C. 1924)
Merchants Nat. Bank v. Smith96 S.E. 690 (S.C. 1918)

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Farr-Barnes Lumber Co. v. Town of St. George112 S.E. 24 (S.C. 1924)
Merchants Nat. Bank v. Smith96 S.E. 690 (S.C. 1918)

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Depth	Case	Cited by
	Citizens Trust & Sav. Bank v. Stackhouse, 74 S.E. 977 (S.C. 1912)	21
	Cannon v. Clarendon Hardware Co., 88 S.E. 284 (S.C. 1916)	2
	Givens v. Seaboard Air Line Ry., 86 S.E. 24 (S.C. 1915)	1

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