Gilreath v. Furman
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Greenville, September, 1899. Action by Martha B. Gilreath against Mary G. D. Fur-man. Plaintiff appeals.
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Before Gage, J., Greenville, September, 1899. Action by Martha B. Gilreath against Mary G. D. Fur-man. Plaintiff appeals. No valid denial of title in plaintiff: Code, 170; 17 S. C., 89; 20 S. C., 210. Error to refuse to allow counsel to argue title by com-, mon source: 5 Rich., 541; 22 S. C., 137; 53 S. C., 216; 17 S. C., 89; 20 S. C., 210; 24 S. C., 285; 44 S. C., 548; 52 s. c., 583. Evidence sufficient to shozv seisin in testator: 17 S. C., 89; 7 Wheat, 59; 20 S. C., 210; 24 S. C., 385; 18 Ba. An., 337; 2 Bay, 487; 8 C. & P., 537; 3 C. & P., 610; 4 John (N. Y), 202; 5 Ga., 561; 9 N. J. B.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
In this action for the partition of land an issue of title was raised in the answer, and such issue was submitted to a jury. Plaintiff’s counsel having closed his case, defendant moved that the jury be directed to find a verdict for the land in dispute, upon the ground that no title in Pinckney Hawkins, under whose will the plaintiffs claimed, had been proved, and further that under the provisions of the will the plaintiff was not entitled to recover. The presiding Judge declined to pass upon the second of these questions, but…
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