Powell v. McDavid
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before SeasE, J., Abbeville, November, 1914. Action by Annie R. Powell against J. E. McDavid and another. From ah adverse judgment, plaintiff appeals. cites : As to satisfaction of statute of frauds: 1 McC. E. 426; 1 Peters 640; 7 L. Ed. 295; Fry on Specific Performance, secs, 486 and 498; 2 Noth & McC. 207; 6 East 307; McMull. Eq. 311; 28 E. R. A. (N. S.) 680 to 701; 217 111. 262; 2 R. R. A. (N. S.) 221; 84 S. C. 197; 10 Rich.
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Before SeasE, J., Abbeville, November, 1914. Action by Annie R. Powell against J. E. McDavid and another. From ah adverse judgment, plaintiff appeals. cites : As to satisfaction of statute of frauds: 1 McC. E. 426; 1 Peters 640; 7 L. Ed. 295; Fry on Specific Performance, secs, 486 and 498; 2 Noth & McC. 207; 6 East 307; McMull. Eq. 311; 28 E. R. A. (N. S.) 680 to 701; 217 111. 262; 2 R. R. A. (N. S.) 221; 84 S. C. 197; 10 Rich. Eq. 459; 48 S. C. 496; 25 S. C. 506; 27 S. C. .363; 21 S. C. 480; 85 S. C. 84; 91 S. C. 7; 86 S. C. 76; 25 S. W. 472 ; 21 S. C. 952; 93 S. C. 350; Rich. Eq. Cas. 235;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
This is an action by the vendor against the vendee for the specific performance of a contract for the purchase of real estate. The contract relied upon to take the" case out of the statute of frauds is in the form of a receipt for $5, part of the purchase price, which was written by the agent of the vendee and signed only by the agent of the vendor. The Circuit Court dismissed the complaint, and plaintiff appealed.
1 Upon the call of the case for hearing in this Court a motion was made to dismiss the appeal on the ground that since…
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