Goble v. American Railway Express Company
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wilson, J., Richland, October, 1920. Action by D. H. Goble against American Railway Express Company. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. cite: No evidence on zvhich to base the verdict: 107 S. C., 367; 103 S. C., 1. Presumption of innocence in civil cases: 34 E. R. A. (N. S.), 940; 46 E. R. A. (N. S.), 731; L. R. A., 1916D, 641. Discretion as to motion for new trial: 95 S. C., 471; 87 S. C., 152. Shipment was an intestate one: 214 U. S., 218; 206 U. S., 129.…
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Before Wilson, J., Richland, October, 1920. Action by D. H. Goble against American Railway Express Company. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. cite: No evidence on zvhich to base the verdict: 107 S. C., 367; 103 S. C., 1. Presumption of innocence in civil cases: 34 E. R. A. (N. S.), 940; 46 E. R. A. (N. S.), 731; L. R. A., 1916D, 641. Discretion as to motion for new trial: 95 S. C., 471; 87 S. C., 152. Shipment was an intestate one: 214 U. S., 218; 206 U. S., 129. And punitive damages improper: 106 S. C., 155; 105 S. C., 287; 147 U. S.,' 101. Distinction between liability of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by.
Mr. Justice Cothran.
Action for $25,000 damages, based upon an alleged conspiracy by the defendants to manufacture a charge against the plaintiff for storing liquor, to maliciously institute a prosecution therefor against him, for the purpose of degrading and humiliating him, and of extorting from him money which they had no right to collect.
The defendant Express Company was and is a common carrier; the defendant Courtney was at the time of the alleged occurrence a special agent or detective of the Express Company; the defendant Strickland was the…
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