Lawson v. Gee
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Union, June term, 1899. Action by H. C. Lawson, Mattie Scaife, H. P. Grady and Jesse Jolly, against R. T. Gee, executor of M. G. Humphries, P. M. Farr and Wm. Munro. From order permitting defendant, Munro, to amend answer and overruling demurrer thereto, plaintiffs appeal. As to error in accounting being a defense: 49 S. C., 253; 2 Bail., 202; 2 Rich., 462; 5 Rich., 68. As to laches: 49 S. C., 7; 2 Brev., 3; 28 S. C., 105; Rich. Eq.
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Before Gary, J., Union, June term, 1899. Action by H. C. Lawson, Mattie Scaife, H. P. Grady and Jesse Jolly, against R. T. Gee, executor of M. G. Humphries, P. M. Farr and Wm. Munro. From order permitting defendant, Munro, to amend answer and overruling demurrer thereto, plaintiffs appeal. As to error in accounting being a defense: 49 S. C., 253; 2 Bail., 202; 2 Rich., 462; 5 Rich., 68. As to laches: 49 S. C., 7; 2 Brev., 3; 28 S. C., 105; Rich. Eq. Ca., 77; 3 Rich., 121; 2 DeS., 22674 DeS., 227; 11 S. C., 593.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The record contains the following statement of facts: “This is an action by the unpaid creditors of M. M. Humphries, deceased, against the sureties on the administration bond of R. T. Gee, as administrator of M. M. Humphries, who qualified on September 15th, 1881. The bond is in the form required by the statute. R. T. Gee, as such administrator, accounted in a creditors’ bill in the Court of Common Pleas, entitled R. T. Gee, as administrator of M. M. Humphries, plaintiff,' against Mary G. Humphries et al., defendants. Upon said…
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