Walker v. W., C. & A. Railroad
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., Darlington, March, 1886. This was an action by Thomas J. Walker against the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad Company, commenced May 26, 1884. The case came to this court on the following exceptions : 1. Because his honor erred in receiving the testimony of R. M. Walker, a witness for the plaintiff, as to the terms of the alleged contract, there being no evidence of his authority to bind defendant by contract. 2. Because his honor erred in…
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Before Aldrich, J., Darlington, March, 1886. This was an action by Thomas J. Walker against the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad Company, commenced May 26, 1884. The case came to this court on the following exceptions : 1. Because his honor erred in receiving the testimony of R. M. Walker, a witness for the plaintiff, as to the terms of the alleged contract, there being no evidence of his authority to bind defendant by contract. 2. Because his honor erred in permitting the witness, R. M. Walker, to testify as to conversations and transactions with one James Anderson, when it did not…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McIver.
The plaintiff brings this action for *83damages by reason of the breach of an alleged contract. The defence is a denial of the contract, The plaintiff offered testimony tending to show that in February, 1874, he entered into a verbal contract with one R. M. Walker, as road master on a portion of the line of the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta' Railroad, whereby he was to deliver on the line of said road cross-ties, trestle timber, and wood, to be inspected once a month, and, if received, to be paid for at such prices as the company was…
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