Price v. Charleston & Western Carolina Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wilson, J., Hampton, Action by Council Price, and his wife, Rebecca Price, against Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company, in court of magistrate J. G. Murdaugh. Plaintiffs appeal from Circuit order affirming judgment of magistrate.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice PIydrick.
Plaintiff shipped some household goods over defendant’s road. They were delayed and damaged in transit. As defendant had no agent at the station of destination of the goods., plaintiff filed a claim with defendant’s agent at .the nearest station for $85.25 for the damages done to the goods. Defendant failed to. pay the claim within thirty days after the filing thereof. Thereupon, plaintiff brought an action in the Court of Common Pleas against defendant for $500, damages for the delay, $200 damages to the goods, and $40 statutory…
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