McGee v. Hall

Citations

• 23 S.C. 388
• 1885 S.C. LEXIS 115

Syllabus

<p>Where, in action for partition, the defendant alleged an absolute title in himself, and claimed to hold the land under the statute of limitations, the issues of title raised in the answer should have been placed on calendar 1 for trial by a jury, leaving the question of partition to be afterwards determined by the court. It was error to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the court could not try titles to real estate in a case of partition.</p>