Harzburg v. Southern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Fairfield, February term, 1902. Action by J. Harzburg & Co. against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. cites: Error to admit evidence as to damages to whole 'suits: 5 Ency., 1 ed., 50, 719, 721; 1 Sutli. on Dam., 2 ed., secs. 14, 420; 3 Brev., 185; 40 S. C., 528; 39 S. C., 468; 31 S. C., 49; 3 Strob., 373; 57 S. C., 484; 45 S. C., 282; 57 S. C., 433. Charge as to checked baggage intimated opinion on evidence: 51 S. C., 460;…
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Before Watts, J., Fairfield, February term, 1902. Action by J. Harzburg & Co. against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. cites: Error to admit evidence as to damages to whole 'suits: 5 Ency., 1 ed., 50, 719, 721; 1 Sutli. on Dam., 2 ed., secs. 14, 420; 3 Brev., 185; 40 S. C., 528; 39 S. C., 468; 31 S. C., 49; 3 Strob., 373; 57 S. C., 484; 45 S. C., 282; 57 S. C., 433. Charge as to checked baggage intimated opinion on evidence: 51 S. C., 460; 47 S. C., 523; 61 S. C., 563. As to injury by act of God: l 'Ency., .1 ed., 174; 1 Ency., 2 ed., 586; 2 Bail., 162, 423;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice WooUs.
This suit was instituted by the plaintiffs, merchants of Baltimore, to recover $500 damages alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence and carelessness in not protecting from a rain storm at its AVinnsboro station, four trunks of sample clothing checked by the plaintiff’s salesman over defendant’s line from Charleston to AYinnsboro. The defense was a general denial and contributory negligence. The jury found a verdict for $250 and the defendant appeals, charging errors in the admission of testimony and the instructions…
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