Cook v. Knight
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Florence, November, 1915. Action by D. R. Cook and others against W. J. M. Knight and others. From an order denying their motion to make the complaint more definite and certain, defendants appeal. cites: Allegation as to discovery of mistake necessary: 62 S. C. 88; 77 S. C. 541; 94 S. C. 349; Code Civ. Proc., sec. 438. Laches: Ann. Cas. 19-15b, 313; 82 S. C. 264; 16 Cyc. 236, 267, 268; 11 Rich. Eq. 33; 10 R. C. E. 395; 2 Am.
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Before Gary, J., Florence, November, 1915. Action by D. R. Cook and others against W. J. M. Knight and others. From an order denying their motion to make the complaint more definite and certain, defendants appeal. cites: Allegation as to discovery of mistake necessary: 62 S. C. 88; 77 S. C. 541; 94 S. C. 349; Code Civ. Proc., sec. 438. Laches: Ann. Cas. 19-15b, 313; 82 S. C. 264; 16 Cyc. 236, 267, 268; 11 Rich. Eq. 33; 10 R. C. E. 395; 2 Am. St. Rep. 807; 52 S. C. 367, 368. . ’ cite: Order not appealable: 87 S. C. 257; 42 S. C. 547; 76 S. E. 193. Laches: 12 A. & E. Enc. PI. & Pr. 829; 49 Pac.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
This is an action for the reformation of a deed. The complaint alleges that the deed was executed in 1872-, that the grantor died in 1901, and the suit was commenced in 1915. There is tio allegation as to the time when the mistake was discovered nor excuse for the delay of the plaintiffs in commencing the action. The defendants are the children of the deceased grantor, and the plaintiffs are the grantee and his children. When the complaint was served the defendants made a motion to make the complaint more definite and certain: (1) By…
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