Coker & Co. v. Barfield
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Purdy, J., Sumter, August, 1904. Motion to vacate attachment in case of J. E. Coker & Co. against D. J. Barfield. From order vacating attachment, plaintiffs appeal. Messrs. T■ B. Fraser and Woods & Macfarlan cite: The Court had jurisdiction: 46 S'. C., 517. Defendant had elected another remedy and mas bound by it: 31 S. C., 336; 7 Ency. P. & P., 363; 13 S. C., 40'8. Notice zms insufficient: Rule 57, C. C., 47 S. C., 15. (oral argument).
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is an appeal from an order of Judge Purdy setting aside a warrant of attachment issued at the instance of plaintiffs under which the crops of the defendant were seized. This case was heard along with the case of D. J. Barfield vs. J. L. Coker & Co. on a single “Case,” but this Court for its own convenience decides in a separate opinion.
The warrant of attachment was issued on November 4, 1902, by Magistrate J. S. White, a magistrate for the County of Darlington, but having jurisdiction at that time in that portion of Lee County…
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