Halsey v. Minnesota-South Carolina Land & Timber Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Acting Associate Justice W. C. Cothran.

It seems difficult for this case to find a landing field. It was commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County where it was first tried, resulting in a directed verdict for the defendants. Upon appeal to this Court, the judgment was reversed, and the cause remanded for a new trial. 162 S. C., 281, 160 S. E., 843. Up to this time no difficulties had.arisen. After argument in this Court and pending the decision, the defendant R. E. Montague, a resident of Charleston County, died, and, it being…