Connor v. Johnson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Spartanburg, November term, 1899. Action for damages for trespass on land by Harriet L,. Connor against Crede F. Johnson. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. So much of the charge as is questioned by the exceptions is as follows: “Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen: This is a claim brought by the plaintiff here to recover damages against the defendant for interfering with the possession of land.
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Before Watts, J., Spartanburg, November term, 1899. Action for damages for trespass on land by Harriet L,. Connor against Crede F. Johnson. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. So much of the charge as is questioned by the exceptions is as follows: “Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen: This is a claim brought by the plaintiff here to recover damages against the defendant for interfering with the possession of land. The plaintiff alleges that she was in lawful possession of the land described in the complaint and entitled to enjoy and use and occupy it; that 'her possession has been disturbed…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chibr Justice McIver.
This is the second appeal in this case — the first 'being reported in 53 S. C., 90; and, as the pleadings are not set out in the “Case,” in order to ascertain what was the nature of the case, we have looked to the statement made by Mr. Justice Gary, who delivered the opinion of this Court under the former appeal, and to the general statement made in the “Case” prepared for argument here. From these sources we learn that the action was for trespass quare clausum fregit upon a certain parcel of land of which the plaintiff alleged…
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