Garrett v. Herring Furniture Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DanTzrEr, J., Greenville, February, 1904. Action by J. W. Garrett against Herring Furniture Co. From order of Circuit Court sustaining judgment of magistrate, defendant appeals. cite: 1 Ency. P. & P., 3; 2 Id., 624, 625, 628, 629, 631, 394, 645; 98 U. S., 476; 146 U. S., 202. cite: 24 S. C., 398; 43 S. €., 186, 384; 46 S. C., 11; 58 S. C., 50; 62 S. C., 299, 544.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The question raised by the exceptions is whether the defendant, by answering h> the merits, waived the'right to insist upon the objection that the magistrate did not acquire jurisdiction of his person.
The facts of the case are thus succinctly set out in the argument of the appellant’s attorneys: “The defendant resided in the county of Spartanburg. He was sued in the magistrate’s court in the county of Greenville. He appeared, first, for the purpose of pleading to the jurisdiction of the court only, and sought tO' tender testimony to…
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