Fretwell v. Branyon
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Abbeville, October, 1902.“ Foreclosure by Joseph J. Fretwell against Davis S. Bran-yon, Sarah J. Martin, A. T. Armstrong and John Marion Ashley. From Circuit decree, plaintiff appeals. cites: As to merger: 20 Ency., 2 ed., 588, 590; 47 S. C., 305; 57 S. C., 182; Pom. Eq. Jur., sec. 798. cite: As to merger: 31 S. C., 404; 20 Ency., 2 ed., 991.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
Statement of facts. — This is an action for the foreclosure of a mortgage executed by D. S. Branyon to M. McGee, on the 11th day of January, 1883, and assigned by McGee to the plaintiff on the 19th of April, 1886. The complaint alleges that the defendants, S. J. Martin, A. T. Armstrong and J. M. Ashley, have or claim some interest in the mortgaged premises junior to that of plaintiff.
The defendants, Sarah J. Martin and A. T. Armstrong, set up the followng defenses:
“I. For a first defense to the alleged cause of action of the plaintiff,…
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