Rowland & Sons, Inc. v. Bock

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

This is an action by the respondent for unpaid rent upon a •certain storehouse in the city of Sumter claimed to be due by the appellants as tenants of the respondent.

The appeal is from an order of his Honor, Judge Mauldin, striking out a part of the defendants’ answer as will be explained hereinafter.

It appears from the allegations of the complaint and answer that on May 25, 1920, a written agreement for the lease of a store building was entered into between C. G. Rowland, at that time owner of the premises, and the defendants Bock…