Legal Opinion

Nexsen v. Ward

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided January 8, 1914No. 8713PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Before Shipp, J., Williamsburg, Action by J. B. Nexsen against R. E. Ward and Atlantic ^ Coast Bine R. R. Co. Plaintiff appeals. cites: 21 S. C. 51; 68 S. C. 140; 52 S. C. 156; 8 S. C. 63; 18 S. C. 510; 79 S. C. 103; 19 Ency. 24. cite: 58 B. R. A. 878; 8 Pet. 691.

1Opinion of the Court

On account of a division of the Court on a constitutional question, this case was argued before the Court en banc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Hydricic.

In 1912, plaintiff rented defendant a farm and advanced him fertilizer of the value of $100.91 to make his crop. Defendant refused to pay for the fertilizer, and was disposing of the crop1 when plaintiff obtained a warrant from the clerk of the Circuit Court, and had two bales of cotton seized, claiming that he had a statutory lien on it for his debt. On motion of defendant, the Court set aside the warrant, on the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  2. Park v. Laurens Cotton MillsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
  3. State v. LanierSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
  4. Harby v. WellsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1898

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance v. South Carolina Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
  2. South Carolina Tax Commission v. York Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. Charleston Bridge Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1919
  4. Paris Mountain Water Co. v. City of GreenvilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
  5. Ridgill v. Clarendon CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1938

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