Scarborough v. Woodley
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Krugh, J., Sumter, April, 1907. Action by James H. Scarborough against J. M. Woodley. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Messrs. Lee & Moise and H. D. Moise cite: Demurrer to defense of estoppel zvas improperly sustained: 37 R. R. A., 593; 16 Cyc., 761, 783,-783; 27 Am. R.', 424; 12 Am, R., Ill; 85 Mich., 246; 39 Neb., 493; 84 N. Y., 499; 48 S. C., 267; 22 S, C., 548; 43 S. C., 441; 57 S. C., 507; Pom. Eq.
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Before Krugh, J., Sumter, April, 1907. Action by James H. Scarborough against J. M. Woodley. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Messrs. Lee & Moise and H. D. Moise cite: Demurrer to defense of estoppel zvas improperly sustained: 37 R. R. A., 593; 16 Cyc., 761, 783,-783; 27 Am. R.', 424; 12 Am, R., Ill; 85 Mich., 246; 39 Neb., 493; 84 N. Y., 499; 48 S. C., 267; 22 S, C., 548; 43 S. C., 441; 57 S. C., 507; Pom. Eq. Jur., sees. 499, 500; 12 S. C., 351; 6 A. D. S., 469; Bis'hman’s Pr. of Eq., sec. 288; Bigelow on Estoppel, 588, 282. Motion to amend is zvithin discretion of Court: 18…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The plaintiff recovered judgment against the defendant for the possession of two acres of land. The complaint was in the usual form. The first defense was a general denial and the third defense related to betterments. Neither of these are involved in the appeal. Por a second defense the defendant undertook to- plead estoppel, alleging that he bought from Gertrude C. Scarborough, plaintiff’s mother, a tract of land which was surveyed under the supervision of W. D. Scarborough, plaintiff’s father, and by his direction the two acres in…
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