Petty v. Petty
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before WITHERSPOON, J., Spartanburg, July, 1896. Action by J. C. Petty v. C. Q. Petty and Henry Jenkins. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals. cite no cases. cite: Comparison of handwriting is to be resorted to only in doubtful cases: 5 S. C., 478; 18 S. C., 509. Finding by master and Circuit Judge should not be disturbed tmless against zveight of evidence: 45 S. C., 509; 47 S. C., 347.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Ci-iiEF Justice McIver.
The object of this action was to have certain deeds, absolute on their face, executed by the plaintiff to the defendants, declared mortgages, and to allow the plaintiff to redeem, upon payment of what he claimed to be the mortgage debt. For this purpose, the plaintiff relies entirely upon an alleged parol agreement between himself and defendants to that effect. The Circuit Judge, having reached the conclusion that the testimony was insufficient to establish such parol agreement, rendered judgment dismissing the complaint.…
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