Chas. M. Betts & Co. v. Richardson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Shipp, J., Florence, Summer term, 1917. Action by Charles M. Betts & Co. against Sallie B. Richardson. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Exception 3 alleged error in the Court’s finding that the debt due the plaintiff is for improvements on the homestead, and that under section 28 of article III of the Constitution of South Carolina 1895, and section 3718, vol.
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Before Shipp, J., Florence, Summer term, 1917. Action by Charles M. Betts & Co. against Sallie B. Richardson. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Exception 3 alleged error in the Court’s finding that the debt due the plaintiff is for improvements on the homestead, and that under section 28 of article III of the Constitution of South Carolina 1895, and section 3718, vol. I, Code of Raws of South Carolina 1912, the defendant is not entitled to homestead in said property as against plaintiff’s debt, in that such conclusion is contrary to the law and the overwhelming weight of the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Eraser.
This is an action to set aside a deed for fraud. B. B. Richardson, the husband of the defendant-appellant, was the owner of a lot of land in the city of Florence, and procured lumber to build a house thereon from the plaintiff on the 8th of November, 1913. Mr. Richardson executed a note for the lumber. On the 20th of December, 1913, he executed a deed of the improved lot to his wife, the defendant-appellant, stating a nominal consideration of $10. The record does not show that even the $10 was paid. The note was not paid at maturity.…
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