Bethune v. McDonald
Supreme Court of South Carolina
This was an action of foreclosure instituted by Thomas R. E. Bethune, deacon of Pine Tree Presbyterian Church, against Daniel A. McDonald and Andrew J. Melton, commenced May 1, 1891. The Circuit decree was as follows : The plaintiff brings this action to foreclose a mortgage executed by the defendant, D.-A. McDonald, in favor of W. M. Shannon, said mortgage and the bond secured thereby having been assigned by said W. M. Shannon to D. M. Bethune, deacon of Pine Tree…
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This was an action of foreclosure instituted by Thomas R. E. Bethune, deacon of Pine Tree Presbyterian Church, against Daniel A. McDonald and Andrew J. Melton, commenced May 1, 1891. The Circuit decree was as follows : The plaintiff brings this action to foreclose a mortgage executed by the defendant, D.-A. McDonald, in favor of W. M. Shannon, said mortgage and the bond secured thereby having been assigned by said W. M. Shannon to D. M. Bethune, deacon of Pine Tree Presbyterian Church, and by said D. M, Bethune, as deacon as aforesaid, to the plaintiff as deacon of Pine Tree Presbyterian…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McGowan.
The late William M. Shannon purchased at sheriff's sale, many years ago, a tract of land, the *92property of one Alexander McDonald, said to contain 330 acres and described in the complaint. He took sheriff’s title for the same, and as it seems, allowed McDonald and his family to remain upon the land. About the year 1866, Alexander McDonald died, leaving a widow, Mary A., and a son, .Daniel A., surviving him. On October 31, 1872, Shannon sold the land to the son, Daniel A. McDonald, and took from him a bond for $600, payable in…
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