Town of Greenwood v. Yoe
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wieson, J., Greenwood, October, 1910. Proceeding to condemn by the Town of Greenwood against Belle Yoe. Defendant appeals on the following exceptions: I. “It is respectfully submitted that his Honor, Judge Wilson, erred in refusing to allow the appeal and grant the new trial asked for in this matter because it is submitted that the grounds of appeal were reasonably sufficient as is laid down by statute for the granting of new trials in matters of this kind.
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Before Wieson, J., Greenwood, October, 1910. Proceeding to condemn by the Town of Greenwood against Belle Yoe. Defendant appeals on the following exceptions: I. “It is respectfully submitted that his Honor, Judge Wilson, erred in refusing to allow the appeal and grant the new trial asked for in this matter because it is submitted that the grounds of appeal were reasonably sufficient as is laid down by statute for the granting of new trials in matters of this kind. The following grounds relied upon are all reasonably sufficient to cause the granting of a new trial in this matter: “Ground1 1:…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Jones.
The Town of Greenwood instituted proceedings to condemn- about seventy-one acres of land belonging to the defendant adjoining the water power station of plaintiff, outside its corporate limits, for the purpose of increasing and protecting the water supply of the town. The jury assessed the sum of sevenity-one hundred and twenty-five dollars as damages, and the defendant appealed to the Circuit Court upon certain grounds. Judge Wilson, who was presiding, dismissed the appeal upon the ground that he was not satisfied with the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Riley v. Charleston Union Station Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Georgia, Railway Co. v. RidlehuberSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1893
- Chesterfield & Kershaw R. R. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1900
- Southern Power Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
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- Greenwood County v. WatkinsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
- Halpin v. Savannah River Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- Seabrook v. Carolina Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1930