Hobbs v. Beard
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Fraser, J., Bicliland, April, 1894. Action by Martha Hobbs and others against Frances Beard. The judge charged the jury as follows: The rule is, the plaintiff must recover on the strength of his own title, not only in this case but in all cases.
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Before Fraser, J., Bicliland, April, 1894. Action by Martha Hobbs and others against Frances Beard. The judge charged the jury as follows: The rule is, the plaintiff must recover on the strength of his own title, not only in this case but in all cases. There has been a good many requests to charge submitted, but in the view I take of it, I propose to charge you generally, without saying anything about them; if I am in error, the error can be corrected as well that way as any other. When you undertake to prove title to personal property — a horse, for instance — all that is necessary to do is…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gaby.
The above entitled action was commenced on the 15th day of February, 1893, by Martha Hobbs, Henry Beard, and Samuel Beard, for the possession of the whole of certain premises situated in the city of Columbia. Before the trial of the cause, Samuel Beard died, and his heirs at law, Frank Beard, Eugene A. Beard, and Henry E. Beard, were, by an order of the court, substituted in his stead as coplaintiffs of the said Martha Hobbs and Henry Beard.
It is set forth in the complaint that the plaintiff's, as tenants in common, are seized in fee…
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