Payne v. Melton
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before J. P. Carey, special Judge, Greenwood, January, 1904. Action by J. D. Payne against W. D. Melton, Sarah D. Melton and Tallulah Melton. From Circuit decree, defendants appeal.
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Before J. P. Carey, special Judge, Greenwood, January, 1904. Action by J. D. Payne against W. D. Melton, Sarah D. Melton and Tallulah Melton. From Circuit decree, defendants appeal. The Circuit decree is as follows: “This is an action for specific performance of a contract, dated the 2d day of April, 1902, by the terms of which the' defendant, W. D. Melton, bound himself and his heirs to make a good and sufficient title to the plaintiff for a certain tract of land therein described. The case was referred to the master, and upon the coming in of his report and exceptions thereto, was heard by…
1Opinion of the Court
'The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The facts of this case are fully set out in the decree of his Honor, the Circuit Judge.
For the reasons stated by him the exceptions are overruled, and the judgment of the Circuit Court affirmed.
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