Bell v. Pruit

Citations

• 51 S.C. 344
• 29 S.E. 5
• 1898 S.C. LEXIS 17

Syllabus

<p>1. Appeae — Dismissal—Practice.—A Circuit Judge may dismiss an appeal from a magistrate, if neither party bring it to a hearing before end of second term.</p> <p>2. Abbevii.ee County — Magistrate.—A commission reading, “that A — , at Due West, is appointed a trial justice for Abbeville County,” sufficiently designates him as the trial justice of “Due West,” as provided by act 1888, p. 85.</p> <p>3. Summons. — Amagistrate’ssummonsmay be directed to the defendant.</p> <p>4. Ibid. — ConstabeE—A Minor may, by special appointment, serve a magistrate’s summons as constable.</p>