Legal Opinion

Prudential Investment Co. v. Connor

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 11, 1921No. 10580PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Before MclvER, J., Richland, March, 1920. Action by the Prudential Investment Company against Julia R. Connor, M. Smoak, Jr., and others, for the foreclosure of-a mortgage.

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Before MclvER, J., Richland, March, 1920. Action by the Prudential Investment Company against Julia R. Connor, M. Smoak, Jr., and others, for the foreclosure of-a mortgage. From an order requiring the Master to pay the surplus of the proceeds of the sale above the mortgages to plaintiff as assignee of judgments which had been decreed to be liens upon the land, M. Smoak, Jr., appeals. cite: Matter was before the Master on original order of reference, ct,nd proceeding to a conclusion with the testimony estops plaintiff from denying jurisdiction of the Master: 81 S. C., 264. Error of Judge…

1Opinion of the Court

March 11, 1921. The opinion of the Court was delivered by There are a great many parties in this case, and to state the interest of each party would produce confusion and obscure the questions involved. Only such facts will be stated as are necessary to understand the questions.

The appellant Smoak took title to a certain lot of land in the city of Columbia. This land was subject to the liens of certain mortgages and judgments. The mortgage executed by A.J. Bethea was assigned to Prudential Investment Company. Mr. Bethea was the president of this company and also owned the large majority of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gerdine v. MenageSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
  2. Shuler v. HardinIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
  3. Pratt v. BuckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
  4. Baker v. Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
  5. Rogers v. HedemarkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897

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3Cited by7 opinions

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