Richardson v. Cooley
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wallace, J., Anderson, March, 1883. This was an action by J. M. Richardson, assignee of Frances M. Moore, against W. M. Cooley and one of the sureties on his bond, the other distributees of Mrs. Ann Duckworth being also-parties defendant.
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Before Wallace, J., Anderson, March, 1883. This was an action by J. M. Richardson, assignee of Frances M. Moore, against W. M. Cooley and one of the sureties on his bond, the other distributees of Mrs. Ann Duckworth being also-parties defendant. Action commenced December 4th, 1880. Mrs. Ann Cooley, a widow, with several children, being about, to marry Howard Duckworth, who was the father of several children by a former marriage, and both of them being possessed of property in their own right, entered into a contract, by the terms of which Mrs. Cooley renounced all claim of dower and other…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Simpson.
Several questions have been raised in this appeal; but from the view which we take of the case it will not be necessary to consider but one of these questions. This lies at the threshold, and will dispose of the case, so *349far as the present parties are concerned, before reaching the other-questions. Besides, it would be improper to pass upon the others, as the parties legally interested therein are not before the court, and, therefore, they are not ripe for examination.
One Mrs. Ann Cooley, of Anderson county, in contemplation…
2Cited by1 opinion
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