Legal Opinion
Scott v. Seymour
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 28, 1916No. 9405PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Before Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, Greenwood, October, 1915. Action by Mrs. Rila Scott against E. Z. Seymour. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Gary.
This is an action to recover the sum of $475, which the plaintiff alleges she paid to the defendant, under an agreement whereby he promised to convey to her a certain tract of land, but that he refused to comply with his agreement and likewise refused upon demand to return to her the amount so paid. The jury rendered'a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, for said sum and interest.
The defendant made a motion for a new trial, on the following grounds:
“That no contract was proven as existing, between the plaintiff and the defendant,…
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