Legal Opinion

Bank of Prosperity v. Dominick

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided June 30, 1921No. 10651PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Before Gary, ]., Newberry, June, 1920. Action by the Bank of Prosperity, S. C., against Louisa Dominick et al. From decree for defendants the plaintiff appeals.

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Before Gary, ]., Newberry, June, 1920. Action by the Bank of Prosperity, S. C., against Louisa Dominick et al. From decree for defendants the plaintiff appeals. The agreed statement of facts referred to in the opinion was as follows: The question raised by the return in this action is what effect would the deeds made by Henry P. Dominick to Louisa Dominick, dated March 18, 1889, have, and what kind of title they conveyed to the said Louisa Dominick? The said two deeds are identical in form, with the exception of the description of the property. The first deed conveyed 224 acres from a…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

This action was brought originally against Louisa Domnick for the purpose of foreclosing a mortgage given by her to the plaintiff bank. Other defendants were joined as holders of mortgages upon the same land. The cause proceeded to judgment of foreclosure and sale. At the sale the premises were bid off by Ada Dominick, whose relationship to the main defendant does not appear in the record, nor is it material. The purchaser refused to comply, upon the ground that by the deeds under which the mortgagor, Louisa Dominick, claimed, she…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McMichael v. McMichaelSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
  2. Smith v. ClinkscalesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1915
  3. Foster v. GloverSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1896
  4. Sease v. SeaseSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1902
  5. Charleston & W. C. Ry. Co. v. GosnellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. First Carolinas Joint S.L. Bk. of Cola. v. FordSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1935
  2. Gowdy v. KelleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
  3. Phipps v. HardwickSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
  4. Elliott v. BristowSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1938
  5. United States v. 15,883.55 Acres of LandDistrict Court, W.D. South Carolina · 1944

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