Koster v. Welch
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before -Townsend, J., Charleston, August, 1899. ’ Foreclosure by John E. Koster against Juanita P. Welch, James F. Redding, City Council of Charleston and John F. Ficken. Plaintiff appeals.
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Before -Townsend, J., Charleston, August, 1899. ’ Foreclosure by John E. Koster against Juanita P. Welch, James F. Redding, City Council of Charleston and John F. Ficken. Plaintiff appeals. Failure of consideration not being pleaded/should not have been considered: 40 S. C., 265; 47 S. C., 183; 53 S. C., 348. Reasoning of Circuit Judge is no part of his judgment: 52 S. C., 36; 54 S. C., 314. Want of consideration cannot be set up against a’ sealed instrument: 44 S. C., 381; Cheves, 193; 53 S. C., 348; Dud., 30; 3 Hill., 48; 1 DeS. Eq., 332. Moral obligation is consideration: 2 Bail., 57; 42…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an action to foreclose a *96mortgage hereinafter more particularly described. The answer of Juanita P. Welch to the complaint herein, after denying certain allegations, contains the following: “Por a partial defense to the alleged cause of action. That except as to a small portion thereof, the bond and mortgage mentioned in the * * * complaint were given without any consideration therefor.” The master, to whom all issues were referred, thus states the transaction in regard to the mortgage, after first showing from the testimony…
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