Legal Opinion

McKee v. Linton

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 11, 1906PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Before Klugh, J., Abbeville, June Term, 1905. Action by J. W. McKee, Jr., against Henry Linton and Asa Bowie. From judgment on Circuit reversing judgment of magistrate, plaintiff appeals. cites: Under the exceptions here Court could not consider issues of fact: 34 S. C., 160; Code of P’roc., 358, 368. If landlord consents, cam. laborer give a valid lien on crops? 48 S. C., 267; 22 S. C., 548; 56 S. C., 476; 57 S. C., 507. cites: There -was na valid lien in this case: Code…

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Before Klugh, J., Abbeville, June Term, 1905. Action by J. W. McKee, Jr., against Henry Linton and Asa Bowie. From judgment on Circuit reversing judgment of magistrate, plaintiff appeals. cites: Under the exceptions here Court could not consider issues of fact: 34 S. C., 160; Code of P’roc., 358, 368. If landlord consents, cam. laborer give a valid lien on crops? 48 S. C., 267; 22 S. C., 548; 56 S. C., 476; 57 S. C., 507. cites: There -was na valid lien in this case: Code 1902, 3059; 3 S. C., 46; 72 S. C., 81.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Woods.

The plaintiff recovered judgment in a magistrate’s court, which was reversed on appeal to the Circuit Court. The Circuit Judge thus concisely states the issues made by the pleadings: “The complaint alleges, in substance, that the defendant Linton was a laborer for one-half of the crops made by him for the defendant Bowie; that he applied to the plaintiff to furnish- him supplies to make said -crops, promising to secure the account by a lien on his half of said crops; that the defendant Bowie consented for plaintiff to take such a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Burns v. GowerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1891
  2. Peeples v. CummingsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1895

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. A. & E. Leather Goods Co. v. SentzSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
  2. Patterson v. Home Bank of BarnwellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1915

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