Legal Opinion

Bryan v. Bryan

District Court, E.D. South Carolina

Decided September 26, 1952No. 3275PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, District Judge.

This is an action in equity to set aside a judgment at law on the ground that it was obtained through fraud, and that the enforcement thereof ‘ would be in violation of the First Section of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

In November, 1948, the defendants, Elizabeth J. Bryan, Harry O. Lifrage and Vivian B. Lifrage obtained a judgment against the plaintiff, J. G. Bryan, in the sum of $3,000 actual damages, and $2,000' punitive damages. ' The complaint alleged malicious interference with an easement to certain roads connecting plaintiffs’…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. United States v. ThrockmortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  3. American Surety Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Pico v. CohnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  5. United States v. Biwabik Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. v. South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.District Court, W.D. South Carolina · 1953
  2. Resolute Insurance v. North CarolinaDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1967

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