Sons v. Federal Land Bank of Columbia

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. ChiEE Justice BlEase.

Six separate actions were instituted, in the Court of Common Pleas for Lexington County, against The Federal Land Bank and its codefendant, Josephus Nichols. The several plaintiffs are Lott Sons, Lillie Taylor, Bessie Taylor, Capers Burnett, John S. Ricard, and George W. Ricard. In each case the complaint alleged that the defendants had negligently, willfully and wantonly desecrated a graveyard, or cemetery, the same in each instance, in which one or more of the relatives of the plaintiff had been buried, and damages on that…