Robinson v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Moore), J., Greenville, December, 1916. Action by Henry A. Robinson against the Southern Cotton Oil Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. cite: As to burden of proof on bailee: 76 S. C. 24S, 247, 248; 98 S. C. 476; 99 S. C; 24; 84 S. C. 119; 91 S. C. 272. As to evidence of negligence: 76 S. C. 245; 143 S. C. 683; 77 Pac. 664; 24 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1117, 1120; 43 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1121-1175; 75 S. E. 140; 37 S. E. 392; 79 S. E. 589; 76 S. C. 14.…
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Before Moore), J., Greenville, December, 1916. Action by Henry A. Robinson against the Southern Cotton Oil Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. cite: As to burden of proof on bailee: 76 S. C. 24S, 247, 248; 98 S. C. 476; 99 S. C; 24; 84 S. C. 119; 91 S. C. 272. As to evidence of negligence: 76 S. C. 245; 143 S. C. 683; 77 Pac. 664; 24 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1117, 1120; 43 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1121-1175; 75 S. E. 140; 37 S. E. 392; 79 S. E. 589; 76 S. C. 14. Evidence of agency: 31 Cyc. 1340, 1335, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1337, 1236, 1237; 74 S. C. 221; 1 Peters 290; 10 So. 307; 78 Ala.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justick Hydricic.
This case and seven others, brought by other plaintiffs named in the record, were tried together, because they all depend upon like pleadings and proof. The judgment in each of the others will be the same as in this. They all grew out of the destruction of cotton owned by the several plaintiffs by a fire which also destroyed defendant’s ginnery.
Only the contested issues made by the pleadings and evidence will be stated. The complaint sets out two causes of action: The first is that, for valuable consideration, defendant received…
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