Mims v. Jones

The opinion of the Court was delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Gary. For the reasons therein stated, the judgment of the Circuit Court is affirmed. Footnotes [1] Footnote.—As to proof of slave marriages and legitimacy of their children under the South Carolina statutes, see Davenport v. Caldwell, 10 S. C. 317; Callahan v. Callahan, 36 S. C. 454, 15 S. E. 454; Taggart v. Taggart, 89 S. C. 490, 71 S. E. 1081; Watson v. Ellerbe, 77 S. C. 232, 57 S. E. 855; Robertson v. McCauley, 61 S. C. 416, 39 S. E. 570; State v. Whaley, 10 S. C. 500; Clement v. Riley, 33 S. C. 66, 11 S. E. 699; Knox v. Moore, 41 S. C. 355, 19 S. E. 683; Childs v. Childs, 93 S. C. 427, 77 S. E. 50; Cave v. Cave, 101 S. C. 40, 85 S. E. 244.