Susan v. Wells

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Susan v. Wells

5 S.C.L. 11

DecidedDecember 15, 1811

StatusPublished

This text of 5 S.C.L. 11 (Susan v. Wells) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Susan v. Wells, 5 S.C.L. 11 (S.C. 1811).

Pincite

Opinion

Grimke, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiff’s own witness proved her to be a slave. The evidence was not pertinent to the issue. Nevertheless it proved the disqualification of the party to sue, and the court was bound to notice it, as in the case of Ennas v. Franklin, where the plaintiff appeared to be an alien from his own shewing, although alienage was not pleaded. *

Motion rejected.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Grimke, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiff’s own witness proved her to be a slave. The evidence was not pertinent to the issue. Nevertheless it proved the disqualification of the party to sue, and the court was bound to notice it, as in the case of Ennas v. Franklin, where the plaintiff appeared to be an alien from his own shewing, although alienage was not pleaded. *

Motion rejected.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

5 S.C.L. 11, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/susan-v-wells-sc-1811.