Henry Merc. Co. v. Graham, Sheriff
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J., Kingstree, December, 1916. Action by the Henry Mercantile Company against the Georgetown & Western Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff. The Mercantile Company made application for' an order requiring George J. Graham, as sheriff of Williamsburg county, to levy upon certain property that was owned by defendant. Order issued, and defendant appeals. cite: As to rule of statutory construction: 84 S. C. 563; 9 S. C. 44; 13 Rich. 277; Cooley Const.
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Before Prince, J., Kingstree, December, 1916. Action by the Henry Mercantile Company against the Georgetown & Western Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff. The Mercantile Company made application for' an order requiring George J. Graham, as sheriff of Williamsburg county, to levy upon certain property that was owned by defendant. Order issued, and defendant appeals. cite: As to rule of statutory construction: 84 S. C. 563; 9 S. C. 44; 13 Rich. 277; Cooley Const. Rim. 223; 26 A. & E. Enc. of D. 964: Const., art. I., secs. 5, 8 and 17; 17 Stats. .835; Gen’l Stats. 1882, sec. 1528; Civil…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the' Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gage.
The appeal is from an order of the Circuit Court which directed the sheriff to levy execution against certain property of the Georgetown & Western Railroad Company, hereinafter called the Railroad Company. The cause is sequel to that reported at 104 S. C. 478, 89 S. E. 480. It was there held that the Railroad Company was liable to judgment for the delict committed by it before its dissolution. If that be true, then the apparent corollary to that postulate is this: That the property which the Railroad Company held before dissolution is…
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- Henry Mercantile Co. v. Georgetown & W. R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
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