Stokes v. Murray
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Rice, J., Bishopville, Fall term, 1914. Action by J. E. Stokes and others against Elizabeth Murray and others, commenced in 1909, for recovery of real, property.
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Before Rice, J., Bishopville, Fall term, 1914. Action by J. E. Stokes and others against Elizabeth Murray and others, commenced in 1909, for recovery of real, property. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal on the following exceptions: “1. Because this action being for the recovery of the possession of the land the title of the plaintiffs to which being put in issue by the general denial and special pleas in the answer and the evidence showing that there were issues of fact, as to title and the right of possession, that his Honor was without authority of law to decide the issue of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gage.
This cause has been hither thrice before this: 94 S. C. 18, 77 S. E. 712; 95 S. C. 121, 78 S. E. 741; 99 S. C. 221, 83 S. E. 33.
The action is to recover the possession of sixty-two and one-fourth acres of land and damages to it.
On the issue of title the Court directed a verdict for the plaintiff, and referred the issue of damages to a jury.
There are four exceptions by the defendants, but there are really only two questions to be decided, and at most only three.
The appellants contend this:(1) That the verdict ought not to have been…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McCreary v. CoggeshallSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
- Garrett v. WeinbergSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1896
- Watts v. WittSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1893
- Stokes v. MurraySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
- Stokes v. MurraySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1913
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