Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1925

Hall v. Waters

Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided July 22, 1925 · Watts, Gary, Coti-Iran, Purdy, Marion

128 S.E. 860; 132 S.C. 117; 1925 S.C. LEXIS 212 (South Eastern Reporter)

Counsel

Messrs. R.B. Herbert and C.N. Sapp , for appellants, cite: Parties to former judgment: 15 R.C. L; 1009; 9 L.R.A., 792; 2 Black on Judgments, 637; 1 Herman on Estoppel and Res. Jud., 167; 1 Gr. on Evid., Sec. 535; 2 Am. S.R., 878 and note. Res. Judicata., 123 S.C. 236 ; 116 S.E., 449 ; 118 S.C. 470 ; 111 S.E., 15 ; 115 S.C. 115 ; 104 S.E., 541 . Improper joinder of causes: 97 S.C. 27 ; 81 S.E., 189 . Equity regards substance: 21 C.J., 204. Messrs. John W. Crews and G. Duncan Bellinger , for respondent, cite: Res non judicata , 44 Cal., 46 ; 153 Ky., 228 ; 88 Ind., 425 .

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

For the reasons given by his Honor, Judge Bonham, it is the judgment of this Court that the judgment of the Circuit Court-be affirmed.

Mr. Chief Justice Gary, and Mr. Justice Coti-iran and Mr. Acting Associate Justice R. O. Purdy concur. Mr. Justice Marion dissents.

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