Pleasant v. Mathias
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Bussey, Justice.
This is an action to recover damages for allegedly serious and permanent personal injuries, sustained by the plaintiff while engaged in attempting to perform a gratuitous service for the defendants, in the repair of a broken glass door at the front of a sandwich shop operated by the defendants. The defendants demurred to the complaint, for insufficiency of facts to state a cause of action, and have appealed from an order of the circuit court overruling- the demurrer.
It is elementary that the complaint must be construed liberally in favor of the pleader and sustained if the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tucker v. Buffalo Cotton MillsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- Everett Ex Rel. Everett v. WhiteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
- Jackson v. Southern RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
- Steinmeyer v. Marine Hotel Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
- Player v. PlayerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
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