Marshall, Wescoat & Co. v. Crawford
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., York, November, 1894. Action by Marshall, Wescoat & Co. against Edward A. Crawford, sheriff of York County, for possession of stock of goods. The following is the charge of the Circuit Judge: The pleadings in this case present the issues which you are called to pass upon.
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Before Aldrich, J., York, November, 1894. Action by Marshall, Wescoat & Co. against Edward A. Crawford, sheriff of York County, for possession of stock of goods. The following is the charge of the Circuit Judge: The pleadings in this case present the issues which you are called to pass upon. Those pleadings have been read in your presence and to you, and I shall not undertake to reiterate or to read those pleadings to you a second or third time, but will briefly summarize the substantial or material allegations in the complaint and the allegations contained in the answer. Therefore, briefly…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
The plaintiffs began this action on the 19th day of April, 1894, in the Court of Common Pleas for York County, in this State, against the defendant, who is sheriff of that county, for claim and delivery of certain personal property, consisting of goods, wares, and merchandise, as well as certain show cases, etc., which they claim to have acquired as mortgagees under three chattel mortgages executed by one John Gelzer, after the condition of each was broken. The defendant denied plaintiffs’ right to such relief, and justified his…
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