Case Name: John Black ads. J. Pearson
Court: Constitutional Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1821-05
Citations: 1 McCord 137
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Black ads. J. Pearson.
Judges: Justices Nott, Johnson, Richardson, Colcock and Gantl., concurred.
Reporter: South Carolina Law Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 137–137

Head Matter:
John Black ads. J. Pearson.
¿'¡,e parties referred their disputes to five arbitrators. Award by three for the plaintiff. Two dissented. An action was brought on the award, to which the defendant demurred, because the jive arbitrators should have concurred. Demurrer overruled.
In’ this case the parties had referred their differences to íVve arbitrators, three of whom concurred in an award in favor of the plaintiff; the other two dissented. To a'n action brought on the avvard, the defendant demurred, on the ground that the five arbitrators should have concurred <'o entitle the plaintiff to his action.
The Circuit Court overruled the demurrer.
A motion was now made to reverse that decision.
Creswell and McDuffie, for the motion.
O'Neal and Irby, contra.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Huger
delivered the opinion of the Court.
I overruled this demurrer below on the authority of Lockhart & Kidd, 2 Cons. Rep. 217. The Court is satisfied with that decision, and will therefore not disturb it. The motion is refused.
Justices Nott, Johnson, Richardson, Colcock and Gantl., concurred.