Haselden v. Hamer
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Action by J. D. Haselden against W. N. Hamer. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, defendant appeals. Changing ground for relief: 24 S. C. 165, 172. Rights of pledgor: 22 A. & E. Enc. of D. (2d ed.) 876-879; 16 Am. St. Rep. 679; 2 Mills Const. R. 241; 1 S. C. 445. Rights of pledgee: 22 A. & E. Enc. of L. (2d ed.) 885, 894; 145 U. S. 205; 16 Am.
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Before Gage, J., Action by J. D. Haselden against W. N. Hamer. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, defendant appeals. Changing ground for relief: 24 S. C. 165, 172. Rights of pledgor: 22 A. & E. Enc. of D. (2d ed.) 876-879; 16 Am. St. Rep. 679; 2 Mills Const. R. 241; 1 S. C. 445. Rights of pledgee: 22 A. & E. Enc. of L. (2d ed.) 885, 894; 145 U. S. 205; 16 Am. St. Rep. 667, 670; 3 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1199; 7 Mete. 407; 87 Ala. 645. Character of action: 43 S. C. 192. Amendment changing character of action: 81 S. C. 574. Effect of admissions in pleadings: 16 S- C. 585. Allegata and probata:…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was délivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
Mr. Haselden and Mr. Hamer agreed to exchange certain real and personal property. The transactions that' grew out o-f their dealings are exceedingly complicated, and it took a brief of over 400 pages to tell us about it. There is much in this case, as in too many, other cases, that serves no other purpose but to confuse the- real issues.. It is the duty, however, of a Court of last résort to read it all, and, after days of study, to weed out the irrelevant matter and simplify and clarify as best it can. There is much conflict o-f…
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