
    Springer and Another, v. Peterson and Another, on Appeal.
    THE hill of exceptions in this case not being sealed by a majority of the judges present, but by the president alone, a rule, upon the associate judges to show cause why a mandamus requiring them to seal the bill should not issue, was granted atibe Inst May term upon the motion of the appellants. The rule having been served and no cause shown, the Court at the last term awarded a peremptory mandamus. At this term the bill was returned sealed by the judges.
    In this case the Court held, that in an action against partners on a promissory note signed with the name of the firm, a plea denying the partnership of the defendants amounts to the general issue, and is therefore had on special demurrer; hut that it cannot he objected to on general demurrer.
     