Legal Opinion

Rapley v. Klugh

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided November 27, 1893PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Before Izlar, J., Abbeville, January, 1893. This was an action by Rachel Rapley against James C. Klugh for the recovery of two acres of land, commenced May 28,1892. The plaintiif claims that her husband contracted with R. H. Wardlaw in 1884 to purchase this land from him.

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Before Izlar, J., Abbeville, January, 1893. This was an action by Rachel Rapley against James C. Klugh for the recovery of two acres of land, commenced May 28,1892. The plaintiif claims that her husband contracted with R. H. Wardlaw in 1884 to purchase this land from him. She produced two receipts signed by R. H. Wardlaw, one to Samson Rapley, dated January 23, 1886, for “six dollars, in part payment of land sold him adjoining Robin Guy,” and the other dated October 7, 1886, for eighteen 75-100 dollars paid him by Rachel Rapley, “in part payment for land sold to her husband. * * * For any…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Pope.

This was an action instituted by Bachel Bapley in the Court of Common Pleas for Abbeville County against James C. Klugh as defendant, for the recovery of two acres of land, situated in said county, and one hundred and fifty dollars damages. The action came on to be heard before his honor, Judge Izlar, and a jury at the January, 1893, term of such court, and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for the land in dispute and one hundred dollars damages. After the entry of judgment, which was preceded by a motion for a new trial that was…

2Cited by14 opinions

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  5. Holden v. CantrellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1915

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