Lloyd v. Rawl
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Richland, April term, 1901. Action by Marie I. Rloyd and James H. Root against Frances E. Rawl et al., executors of Simeon Rawl.
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Before Gage, J., Richland, April term, 1901. Action by Marie I. Rloyd and James H. Root against Frances E. Rawl et al., executors of Simeon Rawl. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. cites: As to the repeal of the enabling acts, and their non-applicability to this case: Suth. on Stat. Con., secs. 137, 138; 54 S. C., 255; 56 S. C., 173, 400; 61 S. C., 411,• 15 Stat., 183; 33 S. C., 81. As to holding the land adversely to the concubine while both are living on the land: 1 Ency., 820. As to the motion for new trial because of condition of one juror: Thompson and Merriam on Juries,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
This action was commenced 1st March, in the year 1899, for the purpose of recovering 150 acres of land, and for the sum of $1,500, the value of the use and occupation thereof by the defendants, and for costs. The defendants denied the facts set out in the complaint, and as a second defense interposed the statute of limitations (a) for ten years and (b) for twenty years. It came on for trial before his Honor, Judge Gage, and a jury. The verdict was in favor of the plaintiffs for one-half of the 150 acres of land sued for, and also for…
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