Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World v. Means
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Ernest M'oorE special Judge, York, January 1910. ■ Action by Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World against Mollie Fincher Means and Charles A. Fincher for injunction. The Circuit decree is : ■‘This cause came on to be heard,at the last term of the said Court upon the report of the Referee, the exceptions thereto by the plaintiff and the additional grounds for sustaining the same, served on behalf 'of the defendant, Mollie Fincher Means.
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Before Ernest M'oorE special Judge, York, January 1910. ■ Action by Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World against Mollie Fincher Means and Charles A. Fincher for injunction. The Circuit decree is : ■‘This cause came on to be heard,at the last term of the said Court upon the report of the Referee, the exceptions thereto by the plaintiff and the additional grounds for sustaining the same, served on behalf 'of the defendant, Mollie Fincher Means. “In order to a proper understanding of the questions now presented for determination, it is necessary to make a brief statement of the facts and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The facts appearing from the evidence as stated in the report of the referee and the decree of the Circuit Judge show beyond all doubt that the issues raised by the pleadings in this case'were adjudicated against the plaintiff in another action entitled Mollie Fincher Means against Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World. We can add nothing to the reasoning of the Circuit decree showing that there is no escape for the plaintiff from the plea of res judicata.
This result is peculiarly regrettable in one particular. The Sovereign Camp…
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