Legal Opinion

G. A. C. Finance Corp. v. Citizens & Southern National Bank

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 24, 1959No. 17507PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Oxner, Justice.

The controversial issue in this case is whether a chattel mortgage on á Chevrolet truck given by Lemuel L. Capell to> the G. A. C. Finance Corporation on February 28, 1957, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Darling-ton'County on March 1, 1957, has priority over a chattel mortgage on the same truck given by Capell to Citizens- & Southern National Bank on June 21, 1957, and recorded in the office of- the Clerk of Court for Richland County on August 28, 1957.

The Bank’s claim of priority is based on the contention that Capell was not a resident of Darlington…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Stewart v. PlattSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Barfield v. Coker & Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
  3. Brown v. HillSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
  4. Phillips v. South Carolina Tax CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
  5. Tate v. LeMasterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1957

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Nelson v. Coleman Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
  2. Mahaffey v. MahaffeySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1960

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