Legal Opinion

Clement v. Dean

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 17, 1898PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Before WATTS, J., Spartanburg, March, 1897. Action by William J. Clement against George B. Dean, sheriff, and Fielding Cantrell. Demurrer sustained. Plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice McIver.

This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, upon the ground that the facts therein stated are not sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The following statement appears in the “Case:” “After argument of counsel, the Circuit Judge announced that he would sustain the demurrer; *318whereupon the plaintiff moved to be allowed to amend his complaint, and after argument, his Honor signed the following order: The above cause having been called for trial and the complaint having been read, the defendant…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Berry and Berry v. BartonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1902
  2. Davies v. Columbia Gas & Electric Corp.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1948
  3. Wilson v. AllSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
  4. Coplan v. EastwoodSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1914

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