Glover v. Floyd
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Memminger, J., Edgefield, October, 1906. Action by M. O. Glover against Sherman Floyd. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Messrs. Pierce Bros, cite: 19 Ency., 2 ed., 168; 13 Ency., 1 ed., 696; 42 S. C., 88; 38 Ga., 355; 13 Ga., 310; 12 Ga., 437; 19 Ency., 212, 241; 76 Ala., 414. Messrs.
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Before Memminger, J., Edgefield, October, 1906. Action by M. O. Glover against Sherman Floyd. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Messrs. Pierce Bros, cite: 19 Ency., 2 ed., 168; 13 Ency., 1 ed., 696; 42 S. C., 88; 38 Ga., 355; 13 Ga., 310; 12 Ga., 437; 19 Ency., 212, 241; 76 Ala., 414. Messrs. Tompkins and Wells cite additional: 5 B. & Aid., 204; 3 McE., 568; 51 Ala., 481; 70 Ala., 507; 48 Ark., 386; 42 Ark., 491; 88 Ind., 546; 18 Mo., 220; 2 Ea., 694; 42 S. C., 92. Messrs. Sheppard Bros, cite: 9 S. C., 335; 30 S. C., 239, 291; 26 S. C., 237; 29 S. C., 253.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Pope.
On the 2d of February, 1906, this plaintiff brought action for the recovery, as the owner, of one-sixlh interest, or one-fourth of two-thirds of 165 acres of land as described in the complaint, from the defendant.
The answer of the defendant denied the ownership of said lands by the plaintiff. Several grounds for this denial were pleaded by the defendant.
By agreement of the parties the only ground for such denial which came on for trial before Judge Memminger was that, even if the plaintiff had any claim to any interest in the…
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