Legal Opinion
Spartan Mills v. Davis, Dir. Gen.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 14, 1923No. 11339PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Cothran.
Action commenced April 27, 1921, to recover $847.27, the value of, and freight paid upon, three bales of cotton cloth, shipped by the plaintiff from Spartanburg to New York, consigned to Deering, Milliken & Co, on June 3, 1918, which were never delivered to the consignees.
The answer contains a general denial and the specific defense that the suit was not brought within two years and a day after a reasonable time for delivery had elapsed, as provided in the bill of lading.
Trial was had before Hon. W. S. Hall, Special Judge, and a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. LeatherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Leigh Ellis & Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- New York Cent. R. v. LazarusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- American Railway Express Co. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Kahn v. American Railway Express Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. SearsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
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- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Midstate Horticultural Co.California Supreme Court · 1942
- American Railway Express Co. v. ShidelerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1929
- Ingram v. Davis, AgentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1926