Sudduth v. Sumeral
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., Greenville, November, 1900. Action in partition by S. Davis Sudduth, Mary C. Cunningham and Cora B. Terry against Louisa Sumeral.
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Before Aldrich, J., Greenville, November, 1900. Action in partition by S. Davis Sudduth, Mary C. Cunningham and Cora B. Terry against Louisa Sumeral. So much of the charge as is questioned by the exceptions is as follows: “Now, we will proceed to the second defense, and that is that Mrs. Sumeral alleges that on November 22d, 1879, she went into possession of that tract of land; that she is now living on it, and that ever since then she has been in open, notorious possession of the said land, claiming the same all of the time as her own; and she charges that the statute of limitations is a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chiee Justice McIvER-
The plaintiffs brought this action for the partition of a tract of land, alleging that they were entitled to four undivided ninths of the land, and that the defendant was entitled to the remaining five-ninths. The defendant by her answer set up several defenses. First, a general denial of all the allegations in the complaint. Second and third, a denial that plaintiffs or either of them have any title to or interest in the land described in the complaint; ■and, on the contrary, alleges that she is the sole owner of said lands,…
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