Simpson v. McDonald
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mesmming^r, J., Sumter, Action by E. R. Simpson against Ethel McDonald and H. Harby, executor of estate of Horace Harby. Froto order affirming judgment of Magistrate H. L. B. Wells., plaintiff appeals. The magistrate’s opinion is: . “This case camle on for trial before me without a jury.
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Before Mesmming^r, J., Sumter, Action by E. R. Simpson against Ethel McDonald and H. Harby, executor of estate of Horace Harby. Froto order affirming judgment of Magistrate H. L. B. Wells., plaintiff appeals. The magistrate’s opinion is: . “This case camle on for trial before me without a jury. Tne facts, briefly stated, are as follows: “The plaintiff, before ’the tenancy 'coimtoenoed between his bailee and the landlord, delivered toi Ethel' McDonald a lot of furniture sued for and fully described in his affidavit, taking the papers in the case marked exhibits A, B, C, D, E, E. That his debt…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Pope.
It seems that one Ethel McDonald leased certain furniture from the plaintiff, E. R. Simpson, m|erchant in Sumter, S. C. More than forty days thereafter Ethel McDonald rented from' the estate of H. Harby, deceased, a dwelling-house, 'and she having made default in the payment of the rent in die amount of fifteen' dollars, the 'executor of the estate of H. Harby, deceased, seized said furniture under a distress -warrant for rent. Thereupon F. R. Simpson brought this, 'action of claim and delivery -as the owner of -said furniture.…
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