Legal Opinion

Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank of Lake City v. Bank of Hemingway

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided December 22, 1919No. 10310PublishedCited by 3 opinions

'Action by the Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Take City, S. C., against the Bank of Hemingway. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The agreed statement of facts, order of the trial Judge, and appellant’s exceptions, referred to in the opinion were as follows: The facts of this case are not disputed.

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'Action by the Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Take City, S. C., against the Bank of Hemingway. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The agreed statement of facts, order of the trial Judge, and appellant’s exceptions, referred to in the opinion were as follows: The facts of this case are not disputed. They are as follows: On the 10th day of March, 1916, George Brown, Sr., made and delivered to S. R. Cockfield his promissory note, payable on the 1st day of October, 1916, for $130. This note was secured by a chattel mortgage of even date, covering, among other things, “one black…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice Gary.

This case was heard upon an agreed statement of facts, which, together with the order of his Honor, the Circuit Judge, and the appellant’s exceptions, will be reported.

We desire to add but a single authority to those cited by the Circuit Judge. Bank v. City of Greenville, 97 S. C. 291, 81 S. E. 634, which decides that it is not necessary to record the assignment of a mortgage.

For the reasons stated in said order it is affirmed.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Carolina National Bank v. City of GreenvilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1914

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. HanahanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1928
  2. General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. HanahanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1928
  3. Owings v. DavenportSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1928

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