Hiers v. South Carolina Power Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Acting Associate Justice A. D. Gaston.

This case originated in the forum of a Magistrate’s Court, where frequently pesky questions are germi-. nated, which breed trouble throughout the case notwithstanding the terms of the Code requiring that substantial justice is to be rendered, without regard to technical errors and defects, which do not affect the merits. Section 804, Code 1932. No particular form is required as to the pleadings; a variance between the proof on trial and the allegations in a pleading shall be disregarded as immaterial, unless…