Lagrone v. Timmerman
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Earee, J., Edgefield, March term, 1895. The following is the charge of the Circuit Judge in the case of D. P. Lagrone against W. H. Timmerman, J. S. C. Carpenter, and J. W. Hardy: Mr. Foreman and gentlemen of the jury: After listening attentively to learned and eloquent arguments of counsel, it becomes our duty now to decide this case. It is my duty to give you the law, and it is your duty to pass upon the facts.
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Before Earee, J., Edgefield, March term, 1895. The following is the charge of the Circuit Judge in the case of D. P. Lagrone against W. H. Timmerman, J. S. C. Carpenter, and J. W. Hardy: Mr. Foreman and gentlemen of the jury: After listening attentively to learned and eloquent arguments of counsel, it becomes our duty now to decide this case. It is my duty to give you the law, and it is your duty to pass upon the facts. The issues which are to be decided are presented by the pleadings. When the plaintiff comes into court he formulates, in a written paper called his complaint, a statement…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice McIver.
These two cases, being of a similar character, were heard together; but, as they differ in some of their features, it seems to us best to consider them separately; and we will first consider the case of D. P. Eagrone; but the remarks we shall make in regard to the points made in that case must be regarded as applicable to similar points made in the other case.
D. P. Eagrone commenced his action against the defendants on the 1st day of September, 1894, on' a paper purporting to be a policy of insurance, a copy of which is set out…
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