Davis v. Milford
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., Anderson, October, 1909. Partition suit by 'C. A. Davis et al. against Jno. T. Milford, admr., et al. From Circuit decree, W. H. Pruitt appeals. cite: Legislature has the power to pass th'e act: 5 Cyc., 632. Construction of the act: 2 Swan, ■446; 39 A., 72; 16 R. I., 579; 77 Pa. St., 81; 86 Tenn., ■459; 175 N. W., 1091; 39 Ky., 170; 1 D R. A. (N. S.), 773; 5 L. R. A., 455; 22 S. E., 155; 17 Ency., 25. Oral argument.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
In this action for the partition of the land of J. F. Callaham, the question is whether William H. Pruitt, an illegitimate nephew, should be excluded. His claim depends upon the construction to be given to the following statute: •.“An act to confer the rights of legitimacy upon William H. Pruitt, of Anderson County, South Carolina.
“Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by authority of the same, that Wm. H. Pruitt, son of Joshua’Pruitt and…
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