Fass v. Liverpool, London & Globe Fire Ins.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mauldin, J., Dillon, October, 1915.' Action by Frances Fass joining E. Randolph Williams and another, as trustees of the Atlantic Life Insurance Company, as parties plaintiff, against the Liverpool, London & Globe Fire Insurance Company, consolidated with suits by the same plaintiffs against the North Carolina Home Insurance' Company and the Insurance Company of North America.
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Before Mauldin, J., Dillon, October, 1915.' Action by Frances Fass joining E. Randolph Williams and another, as trustees of the Atlantic Life Insurance Company, as parties plaintiff, against the Liverpool, London & Globe Fire Insurance Company, consolidated with suits by the same plaintiffs against the North Carolina Home Insurance' Company and the Insurance Company of North America. Motion by defendant that the entire cause be stricken from calendar 1 and placed on calendar No. 2 for determination by the Court without a jury, or, failing that, for an order transferring the issue raised by…
1Opinion of the Court
The leading opinion, after reciting the foregoing, was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
There are seven exceptions, but appellant reduces his questions to three.
1. “Are the defendants entitled to have the cause transferred to calendar 2 for trial of the equitable issues on said calendar?” This question, I think, should be answered in the affirmative. The rule is well stated in Corpus Juris, vol. V, p. 192, et seq
“In an action on an award defendant may, of course, avail himself of any defense apparent on the face of the award at common law. Matters extrinsic of the award, such as fraud, mistake,…
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