Copeland v. Copeland
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Bamberg, April, 1900. Action for partition by John S. Copeland, Christian Copeland, William J. ’Copeland, Frances Gibson, Mary Ann Carter and George Copeland against Jacob C. 'Copeland. From order refusing permission to file supplemental answer, defendant appeals. cite: Limits of discretion of Circuit Judge in cases like this: Code, 198, 193, 194, 195; 17 Ency. P. & P., 267; 18 S. C., 314; 7 Rich.
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Before Gage, J., Bamberg, April, 1900. Action for partition by John S. Copeland, Christian Copeland, William J. ’Copeland, Frances Gibson, Mary Ann Carter and George Copeland against Jacob C. 'Copeland. From order refusing permission to file supplemental answer, defendant appeals. cite: Limits of discretion of Circuit Judge in cases like this: Code, 198, 193, 194, 195; 17 Ency. P. & P., 267; 18 S. C., 314; 7 Rich. L,., 432; 54 S. C., 490; 47 S. C., 498. Legal requirements as to delivery of deed in order to its validity to pass title: io Rich. Eq., 219; 2 Strob. Eq., 370 N.; 6 S. C., 124.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is an appeal from an order refusing defendant’s motion for leave to file a supplemental answer. The action was for partition of land. The defendant resisted, setting up, among other matters, title in himself, exclusively, by adverse possession for the statutory period. The issues had been referred to the master, and the master had reported adversely to the defendant, filing his report in July, 1899. Eor two terms of the Court thereafter the cause was continued, because the defendant’s attorney, G. W. M. Williams, Esq., had been…
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