Legal Opinion

Dunn v. Town of Barnwell

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 26, 1895PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Before Townsend, J., Barnwell, July, 1894. Action by Driah Dunn against tbeTown Council of Barnwell.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Me. Chjee Justice MoIyee.

The sole question presented by this appeal is, whether the Circuit Judge erred in sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, based upon the ground that the facts stated therein are not sufficient to constitute a cause of action. To determine this question, it is necessary first to ascertain what are the facts stated in the complaint. Omitting the merely formal allegations, these facts are substantially stated: 1st. That it is made the duty of defendants to keep the streets of the town “in good order, to cause to be removed…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cook v. City of CharlestownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Irvine v. Town of GreenwoodSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
  2. Faust v. Richland CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1921
  3. Reeves v. City of EasleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
  4. Foster v. City of UnionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
  5. Triplett v. City of CoulumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1918

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