Darwin v. Moore
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Buchanan, J., Cherokee, Foreclosure by John T. Darwin and Ida I. Kennedy, as heirs at law of R. R. Darwin, against Mary M. Moore. The facts as to the verification of the answer are as follows. The name of the defendant appears signed to verification by cross mark. Defendant testified that she had not authorized any one to put her name there, but she testified to the facts stated therein, and that she employed Mr. Hardin to act as her attorney.
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Before Buchanan, J., Cherokee, Foreclosure by John T. Darwin and Ida I. Kennedy, as heirs at law of R. R. Darwin, against Mary M. Moore. The facts as to the verification of the answer are as follows. The name of the defendant appears signed to verification by cross mark. Defendant testified that she had not authorized any one to put her name there, but she testified to the facts stated therein, and that she employed Mr. Hardin to act as her attorney. Mr. Hardin testified that he had put her name there at her request, and that she made the cross mark. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
R. R. Darwin departed this life intestate, on the 10th day of November, 1893, survived by the plaintiffs as his only heirs at law and distributees. At his death, he held as the owner thereof a mortgage on 112 acres of land, situate in Cherokee County, in this State, executed by the defendant, Mary M. Moore, while s'he was the wife of H. M. Moore, now deceased, to secure a sealed note dated 29th August, 1890, and maturing 29th day of August, 1895, for the sum of $612.93, with eight per cent, interest. After the death of R. R. Darwin,…
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