Case Name: Smith v. Vining's Administratrix
Court: Constitutional Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1804-04
Citations: 1 Brev. 376
Docket Number: 
Parties: Smith v. Vining’s Administratrix.
Judges: Present, Geimke, Waties, Johnson, Trezevant, and Bre¿ vard, Justices; Bay, J. absent.
Reporter: South Carolina Law Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 376–377

Head Matter:
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT,
COLUMBIA,
APRIL, 1804.
Smith v. Vining’s Administratrix.
judgment against an administratrix permitted to be amended at a subsequent term, by inserting the’ words “ lands and tenements” after the words “ goods and chattels,” so as to subject the real estates of the’ intestate to levy and sale in satisfaction. Vide Harrison, v. Taylor,' ante, 233, and H’LTrphey v. Nelson, ante, 289.
Motion to amend a judgment, by the insertion of the following words, via. “ lands and tenements,” after the words “ goods and chattels,” so as to subject the real estate of the defendant’s intes. tate to seizure, and sale for his debt,- which words were omitted in the judgment. 'Trezevant, J. in Marlborough district court, had refused this motion, and reserved the point for the decision of this court.

Opinion:
The court were all clear, that the amendment ought to be made, for the reasons given in the case of D'Urphey v. Nelson, vide ante 233, and upon the authority of the case of Harrison's Administrator v. Taylor's Executor, ante, 289.
Present, Geimke, Waties, Johnson, Trezevant, and Bre¿ vard, Justices; Bay, J. absent.