McCullough & Blackwell v. Kervin

Citations

• 49 S.C. 445
• 27 S.E. 456
• 1897 S.C. LEXIS 170

Syllabus

<p>1. Exceptions which point out no specific errors are too general for consideration.</p> <p>2. Defense — Action—-Usury—Notes and Bides. — A defense of usury to an action on a promissory note partakes of the nature of the action, and is not an equitable defense. Following McLaurin v. Hodges, 48 S. C., 191, and Sullivan Hardzvare Co. v. Washington, 47 S. C., 189.</p> <p>3. Evidence — Notes and Bides — Practice.—Where parties strike a balance in a running account, and a note is given for it, no testimony is admissible as to the transactions back of the note, in a suit on the note, when the defense is a legal one. Following Wiite v. Weinberg, 37 S. C., 591.</p>