Huff v. Latimer
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Fraser, J., Greenville, November, 1889. Action by Richard Huff against Joseph P. Latimer and John H. Latimer and P. D. Gilreath, for the recovery of 863 lbs. of seed cotton. The defendants claimed to have seized the cotton for rent due by plaintiff to Hewlett Sullivan, payable on October I, 1887, the said Sullivan having died May 30, 1887, and having appointed the defendants, the Latimers, executors.
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Before Fraser, J., Greenville, November, 1889. Action by Richard Huff against Joseph P. Latimer and John H. Latimer and P. D. Gilreath, for the recovery of 863 lbs. of seed cotton. The defendants claimed to have seized the cotton for rent due by plaintiff to Hewlett Sullivan, payable on October I, 1887, the said Sullivan having died May 30, 1887, and having appointed the defendants, the Latimers, executors. Gilreath was the sheriff who made the seizure on October 4, 1887. The action was commenced in November, 1887. The opinion states the case. .
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McIver.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the alleged unlawful seizure of certain seed cotton, the property of plaintiff. The two Latimers, it appears, are the executors of the will of Hewlett Sullivan, and the defendant, Gilreath, was the sheriff, and the defendants undertook to justify the seizure of the cotton under a warrant' issued by the clerk to enforce a lien for rent. The allegation on the part of the defence was that the plaintiff was the tenant of said Hewlett Sullivan for the year 1887, on a tract of land…
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