Case Name: WEATHERLY v. COVINGTON
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1897-10-23
Citations: 51 S.C. 55
Docket Number: 
Parties: WEATHERLY v. COVINGTON.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Carolina Reports
Volume: 51
Pages: 55–58

Head Matter:
WEATHERLY v. COVINGTON.
Exception in this case not considered, because too general. Cases cited.
Before Watts, J., Marion, April, 1896.
Affirmed.
Action by Caroline Weatherly against T. C. Covington and Robert Webster, constable, for possession of certain personal property held by the. constable. Defendants demurred upon the ground that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and submitted three specifications, all of which were overruled by Circuit Judge in a short order. Defendants appeal.
Mr. W. J. Montgomery, for appellants.
No citation on point decided.
Messrs. Johnson & Johnson, contra,
cite: On point decided: 30 S. C., 170; 43 S. C., 99; 44 S. C., 484, 364, 335; 46 S. C., 184; 47 S. C., 78.
Oct. 23, 1897.

Opinion:
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
The complaint in this case was for the recovery of the possession of personal property, and damages for unlawful taking and detention thereof. A demurrer was interposed, on the ground that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, which was overruled by the Circuit Court.
Appellants except thereto as follows: "Because it is respectfully submitted that his Honor, Judge Watts, erred in overruling the demurrer to plaintiff's complaint, thereby holding that it stated facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against the defendants."
Respondent insists that this exception can not be considered, because too general. We so hold. State v. Turner, 18 S. C., 103; McDaniel v. Stokes, 19 S. C., 61; Cureton v. Stokes, 20 S. C., 583; Talbott & Sons v. Padgett, 30 S. C., 99; Sims v. Jones, 43 S. C., 91; Marshall v. Creel, 44 S. C., 485, and many other cases.
The judgment of the Circuit Court is affirmed.