Land Mortgage &c. Co. v. Williams

Citations

• 35 S.C. 367
• 14 S.E. 821
• 1892 S.C. LEXIS 180

Syllabus

<p>1. General Denial — Capacity to Sue. — The complaint alleged “that the plaintiffs are a corporation duly chartered under the laws of the kingdom of Great Britain, doing business in the State of South Carolina.” Answering this allegation, the defendant said “he has no personal knowledge of the facts therein stated or information of the truth thereof sufficient to form a belief, therefore denies the same.” Held, that this was a general denial, which is not sufficient to put in issue the plaintiff’s legal capacity to sue.</p>