Hamilton v. Blanton
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mauldin, J., Dillon, Action in claim and delivery by Caroline Hamilton against N. M. Blanton. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. submits: The landlord’s remedy to enforce lien under Civil Code, 1912, secs. 4162, 4166, is exclusive; and cites: 55 S. C. 499; 15 S. C! 552; 91 S. C. 123; 14 S. C. 40; 101 S. C. 355; 1 Corpus Juris. 989, par. 102; 20 S. C. 484, 485; 49 S. C. 6. Claim and delivery: 70 S. C. 547; 102 S. C. 494. Distress for rent past due: 26 S.…
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Before Mauldin, J., Dillon, Action in claim and delivery by Caroline Hamilton against N. M. Blanton. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. submits: The landlord’s remedy to enforce lien under Civil Code, 1912, secs. 4162, 4166, is exclusive; and cites: 55 S. C. 499; 15 S. C! 552; 91 S. C. 123; 14 S. C. 40; 101 S. C. 355; 1 Corpus Juris. 989, par. 102; 20 S. C. 484, 485; 49 S. C. 6. Claim and delivery: 70 S. C. 547; 102 S. C. 494. Distress for rent past due: 26 S. C. 331; 10 S. C. 71; 24 Cyc. 1283, par. 1; 3 McC. 484; 2 Hill 484; 1 Strob. 14; Civil Code, secs. 3514, 3515,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
Plaintiff leased a farm to B. M. Prince for a term of three years, beginning January 1, 1914, at an annual rental of 9 bales of middling cotton of 500 pounds each, due November 1st each year. To enable Prince to secure fertilizers for the year 1914, plaintiff joined him in executing a mortgage of all the crops raised on the premises to L. C. Braddy. The date and amount of the mortgage is not stated. Prince share-cropped a part of the premises with Marcus Jackson, and Jackson gave the defendant, Blanton, a mortgage, dated May 1,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Parrott v. MalpassSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1897
- Hankinson v. HankinsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1901