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13 S.C.L. 188

Tunno v. Happoldt

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 15, 1822

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1822-05-15

Tried before Judge Richardson, at Charleston, in January Term,1822. THIS was an action of assumpsit, brought by the holder of two promissory notes, against the representative of John M. Happoldl, the maker.

Decided 1822-05-15

Mr. Justice Richardson

¶1delivered the opinion of the court:

¶2The claim of Mr. Ogier was by simple contract, i. e. by a note. And the question is,' can the mortgage deed change the character of the note, or give it a preference to other simple contract debts under the administrators law.

¶3I cannot perceive any reason in supposing the simple contract debt changed by the mortgage, That deed gave a particular lien upion certain property, but here its object and intent terminated, and otherwise left the note as it stood before, still a simple contract. The postea must, therefore, ,be delivered to the plaintiff, with leave to enter up judgment upon the special verdict.

Justices Colcock, Nott, Gantt and Johnson, concurred.
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