Reynolds v. Philips
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Richland, April, 1904. Action by Jim Reynolds against E. E. Philips et al. From Circuit order dismissing magistrate judgment, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This appeal raises the question as to the jurisdiction of a magistrate in claim and delivery proceedings. The action was commenced in a magistrate’s court to recover the possession of certain chattels, or if a return thereof could not be had, then for $100, the alleged value thereof, together with $75 damages.
The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff against the defendant for the possession of the property, or in case a return thereof could not be had, for $100, the value thereof, and $50 damages. The defendant appealed to the…
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