Columbia Theological Seminary v. Arnette

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. ChiEE Justice Brease.

The appeal here is from an order of his Honor, Circuit Judge Townsend, sustaining a demurrer and granting a motion of the plaintiff to strike out certain special defenses set up in the answer of the defendants, and also from an order of reference made in the cause.

The action is one for foreclosure of a mortgage of real estate, executed by J. C. Arnette, now deceased, to the plaintiff, on certain real estate in Richland County; and, in addition, the plaintiff seeks a judgment against the infant defendants, John Coleman Arnette…