Shoreland Freezers, Inc. v. Textile Ice & Fuel Co.

Lewis, Justice.

The plaintiff was engaged in the business of processing and packing frozen foods and delivered in 1959 a quantity of frozen vegetables to the defendant for storage in its frozen food storage warehouse at Greenville, South Carolina. The plaintiff claimed that a portion of these vegetables while in storage were damaged through the negligence of the defend ant and brought this action to recover the damages allegedly sustained. The defendant denied liability and filed a counterclaim for the accumulated storage charges. Upon the trial of the case and at the conclusion of the…