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3 S.C.L. 29

M'Cord v. Lloyd

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 1, 1801

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1801-07-01

On a motion to set aside the verdict and proceedings upon a writ of inquiry, it appeared, that after the defendant had entered an ap-' pearance, an interlocutory order for judgment had been obtained, after the expiration of the rule to plead, which was duly served, an<b thereupon a writ of inquiry executed. The ground of the motion was, that the original writ had no seal affixed to it.

Decided 1801-07-01

T1 . By the court.„ . , ^ T Present, the associate judges, Grimke, Johnson, Ramsay, and Trezevant.

¶1The defendant having appeared

¶2and made default, cannot now, at this stage, take advantage of the defect in the original writ.

¶3The objection comes too late. Motion dismissed.

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