McKellar v. Stanton
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Bowman, J., Bennettsville, August, , 1915. Action by P. A. McKellar, as trustee, against J. A. Stanton., Jr., and others, in their own right and as executors. From an order denying jury trial, defendants appeal. cite: 72 S. C. 463; 5 R. C. E., p. 1091, sec. 41; 44 S. C. 63. cites: As to fiduciary relationship: 94 S. C. 312; 100 S. C. 51; 75 S. C. 112; 46 S. C. 146; IS S. C. Eq. (Chev.) 189; 1 Corpus Juris. 621, sec. 68; 1 R. C. L. 224, sec. 26; 35 Am.
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Before Bowman, J., Bennettsville, August, , 1915. Action by P. A. McKellar, as trustee, against J. A. Stanton., Jr., and others, in their own right and as executors. From an order denying jury trial, defendants appeal. cite: 72 S. C. 463; 5 R. C. E., p. 1091, sec. 41; 44 S. C. 63. cites: As to fiduciary relationship: 94 S. C. 312; 100 S. C. 51; 75 S. C. 112; 46 S. C. 146; IS S. C. Eq. (Chev.) 189; 1 Corpus Juris. 621, sec. 68; 1 R. C. L. 224, sec. 26; 35 Am. St. Rep." 554; 155 Am. St. Rep. 156.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
This is an appeal from an order of Judge Bowman refusing to declare the action to be one of law and to place it on Calendar 1 for trial by jury. But he retained the cause on Calendar 2, where it had been put by plaintiff’s counsel, and referred the cause to a special referee to hear and determine the same and report the same to the Court.
1 The only question raised by exceptions is whether the cause as raised by the pleadings is an action at law or in equity. It appears from the allegation of the complaint that the defendants were the…
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