Sparkman v. Supreme Council American Legion of Honor
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Benet, jv Georgetown, June, 1899. Action by Julia B. Sparkman against Supreme Council American Legion of Honor. Defendant appeals. As to removal of the cause: 102 U. S-, 141; 104 U. S., 5, 14; 106 U. S., 122; 131 U. S., 240; 108 U. S., 212; 117 U. S., 430; 141 U. S., 589; 142 U. S., 459; 51 Fed- R-, 774; 77 Fed. R., 485; 148 U. 'S., 255; 129 U. S., 688; 119 U." S., 464. What is trial? Code, 273; 2 Mill. C. R., 155. As to irrelevant testimony: 42 S. C., 124; 29 Am.
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Before Benet, jv Georgetown, June, 1899. Action by Julia B. Sparkman against Supreme Council American Legion of Honor. Defendant appeals. As to removal of the cause: 102 U. S-, 141; 104 U. S., 5, 14; 106 U. S., 122; 131 U. S., 240; 108 U. S., 212; 117 U. S., 430; 141 U. S., 589; 142 U. S., 459; 51 Fed- R-, 774; 77 Fed. R., 485; 148 U. 'S., 255; 129 U. S., 688; 119 U." S., 464. What is trial? Code, 273; 2 Mill. C. R., 155. As to irrelevant testimony: 42 S. C., 124; 29 Am. St. R., 603; 86 111., 479. The doctrines of zvaiver and estoppel as applied to old line insurance companies do not apply to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The record contains the following preliminary statement of the case: “This action was commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Georgetown County on March 2, 1899, for the recovery of $5,000, alleged to be due by the defendant to the plaintiff upon a benefit certificate issued by defendant to the plaintiff’s husband, George E. T. Sparkman, M. D,, with interest from date of his death, May 29th, 1898. The action was tried at the June (special) term of the Court on June 19-21, 1899, before a jury, his Honor, Judge W. C. Benet, presiding.…
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