Legal Opinion

Clelland v. Lanham

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 6, 1960No. 17654Published

1Opinion of the Court

Taylor, Justice.

This appeal arises out of an action to recover the balance of sale price of certain cattle. After filing of answer plaintiff moved for an Order of Reference, which was refused; and it is from this Order that plaintiff appeals, contending that an accounting of such long and complicated nature as not to be understandable by a jury was necessary.

*353Attached to the complaint is a clear, concise statement of the original debt and the subsequent transactions leading up to the alleged indebtedness. The defendant by way of answer denies such indebtedness, pleads payment, statute of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
  2. W. Gordon McCabe & Co. v. Colleton Mercantile & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
  3. Sumter Hardwood Co. v. FitchetteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
  4. Jefferies v. HarveySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1945
  5. Smith v. Union Central L. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1919

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