Bullock v. Jackson

Supreme Court of South Carolina August 31, 1918

Bullock v. Jackson, 96 S.E. 685 (S.C. 1918)

110 S.C. 480; 1918 S.C. LEXIS 79

Gage

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Gage.

The plaintiff, a tenant, sued the defendant, a landowner, to restrain the defendant from interfering with plaintiff’s entry upon land to gather the crops which the plaintiff had made' in 1917. The Circuit Judge late in January, 1918, ordered that the plaintiff be allowed to gather his crops and deposit the proceeds with the clerk of Court, there to be held subject to a settlement of the dispute of the parties. From that order comes this appeal.

1 The necessary inference is that the order has been executed, and the fund is now in the clerk’s hands.

2 If that be so it is idle to now inquire if the order was right.

The appeal is dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name: Bullock v. Jackson.
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published
Syllabus: 1. Appeal and Error—Presumptions—Execution op Court’s Order.— In action to restrain landlord from interfering with tenant’s entry upon land to gather crops tenant had sowed, where Court ordered that tenant be allowed to gather his crops and deposit proceeds with clerk of Court, there to be held subject to a settlement of the dispute between the parties, the necessary inference on appeal from such order has been executed. 2. Appeal and Error—Moot Questions—Executed Order.—In tenant’s action against landlord, where Court ordered that tenant be allowed to gather his crops and deposit proceeds with clerk of Court to be held subject to settlement of dispute, an appeal from such order will be dismissed, the necessary inference being that order has been executed, and it being- idle to inquire if order was right after execution thereof.