Gourdin v. Theus
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Trespass to try titles to land, tried before Waties, J,, in Charleston. Verdict for the plaintiff. Motion for a new trial was argued before all the judges, in January, 1806, by Simons, and Parker, for the defendant, and Bailey, Peinóle, Drayton, and- Gaillaed, for the plaintiff; and the case was continued under advisement, until the 12th of January, 1808, when the following opinions were delivered.
1Opinion of the CourtWilds, J.
This case has been for a considerable time before-this court; the parties concerned in it may have expected an earlier decision; and to others, the time taken for consideration, may have appeared longer than any purposes of public justice could have required. I feel it due to the parties concerned ; I feel it due to this court, and to the public, to observe, that we have not, during the time we have had this case before us, forgotten our duty, or been regardless of the rights of the parties. We feel, at all times, and have, on this occasion, felt with more than ordinary sensibility, the.…
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