Hagood v. Riley

Citations

• 21 S.C. 143
• 1884 S.C. LEXIS 82

Syllabus

<p>Complaint was filed and answer made, and nothing more was done in the cause by either party for ten years, when plaintiff gave defendant notice that he would press for trial at the ensuing term; whereupon defendant gave notice of a motion to strike the case from the calendar, on the ground that the action had abated by reason of plaintiff’s laches. The Circuit judge ruled that the plaintiff was out of court, and gave judgment of dismissal. Held, that this ruling was erroneous.</p>