Shute v. Shute
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aedrich, J., Lancaster, Action by Howell H. Shute against William H. Shute, John Shute and Joseph D. Shute. From Circuit order overruling deimlurrer to complaint and referring issues-, defendant, Joseph D. Shute, appeals. cites: Cloud must be apparently valid: 38 S. C., 268; 27 N. J. Eq., 568; 85 N. C., 329; 86 N. Y., 232; 44 Cal., 29; 40 N. Y., 547; 5 Minn., 95; 13 Wis., 641; 10 N. Y., 549; 71 Me., 235; 103 Ill., 410; 45 Si.
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Before Aedrich, J., Lancaster, Action by Howell H. Shute against William H. Shute, John Shute and Joseph D. Shute. From Circuit order overruling deimlurrer to complaint and referring issues-, defendant, Joseph D. Shute, appeals. cites: Cloud must be apparently valid: 38 S. C., 268; 27 N. J. Eq., 568; 85 N. C., 329; 86 N. Y., 232; 44 Cal., 29; 40 N. Y., 547; 5 Minn., 95; 13 Wis., 641; 10 N. Y., 549; 71 Me., 235; 103 Ill., 410; 45 Si. C., 602. Possession is necessary: 76 S. C., 517; 121 U. S., 566; 17 Ency. P. & P., 306; 45 Am. St. R., 373; Pom. Eq. Jur., sec. 1399; 17 Ency. P. & P., 343, 159,…
1Concurrence
Mr. Justice Woods,
concurring.- I concur in the affirmance of the judgment.
The genera! rule is stated in Pollitzer v. Beinkempen, 76 S. C., 517, 520;: “The claimant of the legal title of Hand oan not maintain an action to remove a cloud from bis title unless he is in possession. His remedy is to bring his action on the law sid'e of the court to recover possession, and thus test the title; for his adversary in .possession is entitled to a trial by jury oni the question of the title and right of possession.” But the 'application of the rule does not aid the appelant. The allegation of ownership,…
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- Love v. TurnerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Sires v. SiresSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1895
- DuPont v. DuBosSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1890