Merck v. Merck
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Memminger, J., Pickens, March term, 1912. Action by Daniel M. Merck et al. against Dawrence C. Merck et al. Plaintiffs appeal. cite: No presumption arises from execution of deed of its delivery: 1 Devlin on Deeds 516; 63 Cal. 493; 131 N. C. 216; 10 Rich. Eq. 219; 52 S. C. 472; 19 S. C. 216; 3 Strob. 107; 93 S. C., 71; 57 S. C. 174; 11 Rich. 303. Declarations of grantor as to exeaition and delivery: 2 Wig.
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Before Memminger, J., Pickens, March term, 1912. Action by Daniel M. Merck et al. against Dawrence C. Merck et al. Plaintiffs appeal. cite: No presumption arises from execution of deed of its delivery: 1 Devlin on Deeds 516; 63 Cal. 493; 131 N. C. 216; 10 Rich. Eq. 219; 52 S. C. 472; 19 S. C. 216; 3 Strob. 107; 93 S. C., 71; 57 S. C. 174; 11 Rich. 303. Declarations of grantor as to exeaition and delivery: 2 Wig. Ev., sec. 1471; 9 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1136; 3 Brev. 40; 1 Dev. 395, 474; 2 Jones Real P., sec. 1217; 90 S. W. 617; 27 N. C. 105; 76 N. E. 846; 82 S. C. 264; 75 Ga. 452; 2 Hill Ch. 411;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Gary.
This is the third appeal herein; the first is reported in 83 S. C. 329, 65 S. E. 347, and the second in 89 S. C. 347.
The following statement appears in the record:
“This is an action instituted in the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens county on December'22, 1906, by the plaintiffs as heirs at law, children of one Blumer Merck, for the partition of a certain tract of land in Pickens county, described in the complaint, which formerly belonged to Blumer Merck, now deceased.
“The defendants, Lawrence C. Merck, son of Blumer Merck, and…
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