Griste v. Burch
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Shipp, J., Florence, at chambers, April 22, 1919. Action by Willie G. Griste against Thomas S. Burch. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.- This is an action in claim and delivery to recover possession of a certain machine or device hereinafter described.
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Before Shipp, J., Florence, at chambers, April 22, 1919. Action by Willie G. Griste against Thomas S. Burch. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.- This is an action in claim and delivery to recover possession of a certain machine or device hereinafter described. The complaint alleges that the cause of the withholding of said machine was the unlawful seizure and confiscation thereof by the defendant in his official capacity as sheriff on account of an alleged violation of section 490 of the Criminal Code. The defendant by his answer admits that the plaintiff was .the legal owner of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chius Justice Gary.
1. For the reasons stated by his Honor, the Circuit Judge, this Court is satisfied with his conclusions that the machine is not so constructed as to give a certain and uniform return in value for each coin deposited therein. His Honor, the Circuit Judge, also ruled that there was no element or chance connected with the operation of the machine. There was no appeal from his ruling in this respect, and such question is not before the Court for adjudication.
2. The next question is whether there was error in the ruling that the…
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