Barrett v. Watts

Citations

• 13 S.C. 441
• 1880 S.C. LEXIS 71

Syllabus

<p>1. An action, was brought in the county of L, by the creditors of one deceased, to marshal assets, subject lands to the payment of debts, &c.; two tracts of the land lay in the county of L, and one of these tracts was claimed by one of the defendants, and another tract, which was claimed by other defendants, lay in the county of A. Held, that under an issue framed in this cause, the question of title to the lands in A might be tried in the county of L.</p> <p>2. Held, further, that there was no misjoinder of actions in the complaint. Súber v. Allen, ante p. 317, approved.</p> <p>3. The Court of Common Pleas is a court of general jurisdiction, and has power to try all cases, except such as are specially excluded from its jurisdiction.</p>