Case Name: Alexander Wright and Elizabeth his Wife v. Henry Middleton and Daniel Blake
Court: Court of Chancery of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1773
Citations: 1 Rec. Co. Ch. (S.C.) 610
Docket Number: 
Parties: Alexander Wright and Elizabeth his Wife v. Henry Middleton and Daniel Blake
Judges: 
Reporter: Records of the court of Chancery of South Carolina, 1671-1779
Volume: 1
Pages: 610–611

Head Matter:
Alexander Wright and Elizabeth his Wife v. Henry Middleton and Daniel Blake
Alexander Wright, son of Sir James Wright, chief justice and governor of Georgia, in 1769 had married Elizabeth Izard, heiress to a reputed fortune of £30,000 sterling. Born on Jan. 23, 1753, she was not yet of age. (SCHGM, II, 230.)

Opinion:
This Cause coming on this Day to be heard pursuant to the order of this Court the 20th of this Instant March; Mr. Charles Pinckney Solicitor for the Defendant Blake opened the Nature and Scope of his Answer and Mr. John Rutledge Solicitor for the Defendant Middleton that of his. The Court on hearing Counsel on both Sides thought proper to take till Monday next at Ten of the Clock in the forenoon to decree in this Cause.