Baum v. Bell
Supreme Court of South Carolina
The affidavit upon which the warrant in this case was issued was as follows: “South Carolina — Kershaw County. “Before me personally appeared Herman Baum, who, being duly sworn, on oath says: That on or about the 28rrl day of December, 1885, George W. Barnes transferred and assigned, for value received, to H. Baum a rent lien executed by J. J. Bell on the first day of December, 1885, whereby he gave to the said G. W. Barnes a lien on all of the crops to be raised on the…
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The affidavit upon which the warrant in this case was issued was as follows: “South Carolina — Kershaw County. “Before me personally appeared Herman Baum, who, being duly sworn, on oath says: That on or about the 28rrl day of December, 1885, George W. Barnes transferred and assigned, for value received, to H. Baum a rent lien executed by J. J. Bell on the first day of December, 1885, whereby he gave to the said G. W. Barnes a lien on all of the crops to be raised on the Mobley plantation, in the said county and State, during the year 1886, to secure the payment of three hundred and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Simpson.
The defendant, respondent, was a tenant, for the year 1886, on a plantation in Kershaw County, known as the Mobley place, and which, as it appears, belonged to one Mrs. M. A. Mobley. The contract of tenancy, however, which was in writing, was made with one George W. Barnes, who is styled in said contract as lessor. The rental was $825, due on October 1,1886, to secure which a lien on the crops to be grown on the place during that year was given. This contract, some time before it fell due, was transferred by Barnes to…
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