Nolf v. Patton
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wilson, J., Barnwell,-. Action by John Nolf et al. against John Patton et al. From judgment for defendants, the plaintiffs appeal.
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Before Wilson, J., Barnwell,-. Action by John Nolf et al. against John Patton et al. From judgment for defendants, the plaintiffs appeal. Following are the exceptions referred to in opinion: Exceptions: (1) That his Honor erred in charging the jury that the burden was on plaintiffs to prove that Ralph Nolf was the survivor, the error being that if plaintiffs proved either that Ralph Nolf was the survivor or that Ralph Nolf and his wife died at the same time, in which event she could not inherit from him the plaintiffs would be entitled to recover. (2) That his Honor erred in charging the…
1Opinion of the Court
The 'opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. ChiefJustice; Gary.
The following statement of the facts appear in the record:'
“This action was commenced April 14, 1919, by the above named plaintiffs, who are the father, brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews of George Ralph Nolf; the defendants being brothers and sisters of Getty Patton Nolf, the wife of the said George Ralph Nolf. On December 7, 1917, in the early morning, between 4 and 5 o’clock, the house in which the said George Ralph Nolf and his wife and baby resided was destroyed by fire, and the said George Ralph Nolf and his wife and…
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