Rogers v. Western Union Tel. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Purdy, J., Richland, January, 1905. Action by Bertha A. Rogers and J. E. Rogers against Western Union Telegraph Co. Brom order overruling demurrer, defendant appeals. cite: 53 S. W., 866; 23 S. W., 961; 13 S. W., 70; 54 S. W., 830, 853; 12 S. W., 954; 71 S. C., 29; 5 Ency. P. & P., 269; 6 Ency. P. & P., 600; 4 Ency. P. & P., 269-272; Joyce on Elec. E., secs. 800-7; 70 S- C., 539; 45 N. Y., 744; 46 N. E., 358; Thom. Elec.
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Before Purdy, J., Richland, January, 1905. Action by Bertha A. Rogers and J. E. Rogers against Western Union Telegraph Co. Brom order overruling demurrer, defendant appeals. cite: 53 S. W., 866; 23 S. W., 961; 13 S. W., 70; 54 S. W., 830, 853; 12 S. W., 954; 71 S. C., 29; 5 Ency. P. & P., 269; 6 Ency. P. & P., 600; 4 Ency. P. & P., 269-272; Joyce on Elec. E., secs. 800-7; 70 S- C., 539; 45 N. Y., 744; 46 N. E., 358; Thom. Elec. E, sec. 313; 7 S. C., 715; 22 S. W., 534; 28 S. W., 699; 26 S. W., 216; 54 N. E., 774; 53 S. W., 686; 22 S. W., 96; 13 S. W., 70; 12 S. W., 954; 16 Nev., 222; 98…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion.
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
(After stating the facts). In section 823 of Joyce on Electric Raw, it is said: “The rule established in Hadley v. Baxendale, and which has been continuously asserted and affirmed, is, that the damages which a party to a contract ought to recover, in respect to a breach of it by the other, are such as naturally arise from the breach itself, or such as may reasonably be supposed to have been contemplated by the parties when making the contract as the probable result of the breach. And it may be added that the damages must be…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mood v. W. U. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1894
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