Yarbrough v. Collins

Cureton, Judge:

This is an action to vacate a judgment. The judgment in question quieted title to approximately ten acres of land in Beaufort County. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants finding the action was barred by S.C. Code Ann. Section 15-67-90 (1976). The plaintiff, Yarbrough, appeals the order. We affirm.

The case has a long history. In 1979, Mary Ann Richardson began an action to quiet title in Beaufort County. Sophia Yarbrough was named as one of the defendants in that action and served by publication. She defaulted and an order was rendered in 1980 finding…