Case Name: Francis Lance vs. O. L. Dobson
Court: South Carolina Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1837-02-20
Citations: 1 Ril. 301
Docket Number: 
Parties: Francis Lance vs. O. L. Dobson.
Judges: RICHARD GANTT,
Reporter: South Carolina Law Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 301–301

Head Matter:
Francis Lance vs. O. L. Dobson.
Tried before his Honor Judge Evans, Charleston, January Term, 1837.
Traverse of escheat.
This was a case on the issue docket. An application was mads to try this case, out of the regular order of the docket, on the alie-gation it was entitled to preference of all other cases on the issue docket. The application was refused, and the annexed notice of appeal was presented to me, with a view to settle the practice.
JOSIAH J. EVANS, Presiding Judge.
Ground of Appeal.
That by the terms of the escheat act, the traverser is entitled to a trial at the earliest court after his claim is presented.
LANCE, for Trailer ser.
Lance, for motion.
Eokhard, contra.
Filed 20th February, 1837.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Evans
delivered the opinion of the court.
There is nothing in the escheat act, (1 Brevard, 305,) which gives traversers of escheat, a precedence on the docket, over other cases. The act says, such cases shall be heard without delay. But that is the law in relation to ajl cases on the docket. The motion is dismissed.
JOSIAH J. EVANS.
We concur,
RICHARD GANTT,
JOHN B. O'NEALL,
J. 8. UCHARÜSON,
A. P. BUTLER.