Bennett v. Cook
Supreme Court of South Carolina
This was an action by William J. Bennett as administrator of James Hughey, deceased, against Joe Cook, commenced February 2, 1886, to require defendant to deliver possession of certain chattels and choses to plaintiff, and for injunction. The testimony so far as the same is material to the points considered and exclusa ive of that which is held to be irrelevant and incompetent, was as follows: PLAINTIFF’S EVIDENCE.
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This was an action by William J. Bennett as administrator of James Hughey, deceased, against Joe Cook, commenced February 2, 1886, to require defendant to deliver possession of certain chattels and choses to plaintiff, and for injunction. The testimony so far as the same is material to the points considered and exclusa ive of that which is held to be irrelevant and incompetent, was as follows: PLAINTIFF’S EVIDENCE. W. J. Bennett: I am administrator of James Hughey, plaintiff in this action. I know, of a portion of the property in this action; Mr. Hughey owned property ; Mr. Hug]iey lived at…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McGowan.
James Hughey becoming old and infirm, and finding himself alone and without any one of his immediate family to take care of him, sold his little tract of land and went to live with the defendant, who had married his adopted daughter, to whom he Avas attached. Upon the occasion of his removal, he seems to have carried with him a horse, about sixty bushels of corn, a gun, a few pieces of old furniture, and some notes, amounting in value, as alleged, to about $800. He was received and treated kindly by the defendant and his wife. They…
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