Case Name: Robert Mayne for himself and Company of Mayne, Burn and Maynes at Lisbon Complainants v. William Michie Executor and Martha Michie Executrix of James Michie et al. Defendants
Court: Court of Chancery of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1761-05-27
Citations: 1 Rec. Co. Ch. (S.C.) 506
Docket Number: 
Parties: Robert Mayne for himself and Company of Mayne, Burn and Maynes at Lisbon Complainants v. William Michie Executor and Martha Michie Executrix of James Michie et al. Defendants
Judges: Present, His Honour, The Lieutenant Governor; The Honorable Othniel Beale, Henry Middleton, John Guerard, Esquires of his Majesty’s Council for executing the Office of Chancellor. William Burrows Esq. Master.
Reporter: Records of the court of Chancery of South Carolina, 1671-1779
Volume: 1
Pages: 506–507

Head Matter:
Present, His Honour, The Lieutenant Governor; The Honorable Othniel Beale, Henry Middleton, John Guerard, Esquires of his Majesty’s Council for executing the Office of Chancellor. William Burrows Esq. Master.
Robert Mayne for himself and Company of Mayne, Burn and Maynes at Lisbon Complainants v. William Michie Executor and Martha Michie Executrix of James Michie et al. Defendants
William Burrows (1726-1781), attorney at law, was commissioned to practice in the court of common pleas, Charleston, August 29, 1748, and in 1762 became an assistant justice. In 1748 he was one of the founders of the Charleston Library Society; in 1749 he married Mary Ward; later he owned Magnolia Umbra, an estate now within Magnolia Cemetery. (McCrady, S. C. under the Royal Government, pp. 481, 803; SCHGM, XVII, 158; XIX, 23; XX, 74; XXIII, 163.)

Opinion:
Upon Motion of Mr. Leigh of the Complainants Counsel in this Cause, for an Injunction to be directed to the Defendant Henry Peronneau his Counsellor Attorneys and Sollicitors to Stop and Surcease all Proceedings at Law touching any of the Matters complained of in their Bill of Complaint, against John Burn Administrator of Charles Mayne and to suspend the levying upon the Estate and Effects which were of the said Charles Mayne by virtue of an Execution obtained in the Suit at Law mentioned in the said Bill by the Defendant Henry Peronneau against the said Defendant John Burn as Administrator of the said Charles Mayne until the Hearing of this Cause, And on hearing of Mr. Parsons and Mr. Rattray as Counsel on behalf of the Defendant Henry Peronneau, The Court thought proper to take time till tomorrow to Consider of the Matter.
Wednesday the 27th May 1761 The Court met according to Adjournment.
Present as above.
The Court having taken time till this day to Consider of the matter which was heard and Debated in this Cause yesterday, do refuse to grant the Injunction then moved for, and Doth Order that the Motion be Dismissed with Costs.
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