52 S.C. 516 | S.C. | 1898
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
The following is a copy of the “Case” as prepared for argument in this Court, together with the exceptions, for the purpose of this appeal: “This action was commenced by service of the summons, after order obtained for publication, and attachment of defendant’s property in this State, on the 3d day of August, 1895. Service of the complaint was accepted by the defendant’s attorney, Mr. S. G. Mayfield. The defendant appeared by said attorney and served the answer hereinafter set out. The subject of the action being an alleged judgment of the County Court of Bulloch County, Georgia, bearing date 3d July, 1895, in favor of these plaintiffs against this defendant. The cause came on to be heard at the November, 1897, term of Barnwell Common Pleas, his Honor, Judge Ernest Gary, presiding, upon the pleadings and the evidence submitted by the plaintiffs. The only evidence introduced being the exemplification of the judgment record from Georgia, hereinafter set forth. No other testimony was offered. At the close of the plaintiffs’ testimony, the defendant moved for a nonsuit, claiming that, upon the showing made, the Court had not acquired jurisdiction of the subject of the action nor person of the nonresident defendant. Motion refused. Defendant offered no testimony, and insisted that the plaintiffs should not recover, because they had not shown by any testimony other than the alleged copy record, that, according to the law of Georgia, they were entitled to recover in that action, nor upon the subject of the action here as a valid, subsisting, legal demand against the defendant. His Honor overruled the several propositions of the defendant, and directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiffs. Their verdict, under the directions of the Judge, was rendered for the plaintiffs for $619.86, and the plaintiffs have judgment therefor against defendant. Defendant duly served notice of appeal, and excepts to the several rulings of his Honor against him on the trial of the cause. (1) Becaue his Honor should
To the foregoing statement, which we have copied in full, is appended a copy of the pleadings in the present action, consisting of the complaint, in which the plaintiffs allege the recovery of the judgment in the State of Georgia; that defendant has not paid the same, and judgment demanded for the amount thereof; and the'defendant’s answer, which is not only signed by his attorney, Mr. Mayfield, but is verified by the defendant in his own proper person, in which the only defense set up is a general denial of the allegations of the complaint, without any plea of payment or other special defense. Then follows a copy of the proceedings in the Georgia courts, in which the judgment sued upon in the present action was obtained.
The judgment of this Court is, that the judgment of the Circuit Court be affirmed.