Jennings v. Parr
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Fairfield, August, 1901. Action by Robert H. Jennings, as clerk, against Henry R. Parr, Robert H. Jennings, as clerk, as administrator of estate of W. B. Elkin, and as administrator of estate of Mary Ann Elkin and Carrie G. Elkin.
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Before Gage, J., Fairfield, August, 1901. Action by Robert H. Jennings, as clerk, against Henry R. Parr, Robert H. Jennings, as clerk, as administrator of estate of W. B. Elkin, and as administrator of estate of Mary Ann Elkin and Carrie G. Elkin. So much of the Circuit decree as is not quoted connectedly in the opinion is as follows : “This is an action to subject real estate descended from Henry W. Parr to his son and sole héir at law, Henry R. Parr, to the payment of a debt of Henry W. Parr. There are two parcels of land so descended and followed, to wit: 581 acres called the Montgomery…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The record contains the following statement: “The above action was commenced on the nth day of August, 1894. An order of reference was made therein to take the testimony upon the issues raised by the pleadings; upon the report of the referee the cause was first heard at the September (1896) term of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County, before his Honor, Judge R. C. Watts; who, on the 9th day of January, 1897, filed his judgment therein, dismissing the complaint. Upon appeal by the plaintiff, the judgment of Judge Watts was…
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