Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Townes
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 8, 1914No. 8785PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
April 8, 1914. The opinion of the Court was delivered by Rogers sued Townes in claim and delivery in a magistrate's Court, in Oconee. Townes did not appear, though she had notice to do so, and judgment went against her. Townes resides then and now in Greenville. Thereafter Townes moved in the Circuit Court of Oconee, whence the judgment had been docketed, to vacate it. The motion was denied and Townes appeals here. The order of the Circuit Court is not printed in the case.
The sole contention made in the exceptions and argument is, that a magistrate's Court in Oconee had no jurisdiction to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jenkins v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1909
- Duncan v. DuncanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1913
- Baker v. IrvineSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1902
- Silcox & Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
- Garrett v. Herring Furniture Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
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3Cited by3 opinions
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