Marthinson v. McCutchen
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Williamsburg, Action by Charles Marthinson, agent, against Hugh Mc-Cutchen et al. From judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. Messrs. Montgomery & Lide cite: When deed should be set aside for fraud: 2 Ency.
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Before Watts, J., Williamsburg, Action by Charles Marthinson, agent, against Hugh Mc-Cutchen et al. From judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. Messrs. Montgomery & Lide cite: When deed should be set aside for fraud: 2 Ency. Ev., 833-4; 94 U. S., 207; 121 U. S., 325; 2 Hill, 666. Action must be brought zvithin six years of knowledge of fraud: 16 S. C., 550; 77 S. C., 535. After zvriting cobtract, former colloquium is ended: 42 S. C., 8. As to alienage: 78 S- C., 142. Messrs. Willcox & Willcox and Henry B. Davis cite: Charge of fraud makes admissible all evidence necessary to support it:…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
On the 20th of October, 1898, Mrs. M. J. McCutchén executed and delivered to plaintiff a deed; so much of which as is pertinent to the case reads as follows: “Know all men by these presents, that I, Mrs. M. J. McCutcheon, of the county and State aforesaid, in consideration of the sum of one dollar to in hand paid at the sealing and delivery of these presents (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged), by Chas. Marthinson, ag-ent, of the County of Horry, State of South Carolina, and for the further consideration of money's to be…
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