Hillhouse v. Jennings
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Buchanan, J., Greenville, July, 1900. Action on contract by E. Y. Hillhouse -against E. I. Jennings. From judgment-of nonsuit, plaintiff appeals on following exceptions: “I. His Honor erred in striking out all of plaintiff’s testimony. It being respectfully submitted that the same tended to establish the material allegations of his complaint, and entitled) plaintiff under 'the pleadings to some recovery, if believed by the jury. “II.
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Before Buchanan, J., Greenville, July, 1900. Action on contract by E. Y. Hillhouse -against E. I. Jennings. From judgment-of nonsuit, plaintiff appeals on following exceptions: “I. His Honor erred in striking out all of plaintiff’s testimony. It being respectfully submitted that the same tended to establish the material allegations of his complaint, and entitled) plaintiff under 'the pleadings to some recovery, if believed by the jury. “II. His Honor erred in holding that the contract as testified to by plaintiff was within the contemplation of the statute of frauds: (a) Said contract was to…
1Opinion of the Court
April 18, 1901. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The plaintiff's complaint contained two causes of action, based upon a verbal contract between the plaintiff and defendant, for the former to serve the latter for one year from the 21st day of November, 1898. The plaintiff's duties under such contract were to manage the defendant's store at "Riverview," in Greenville County, S.C., and to attend to certain minor matters of business connected with defendant's farming interests near by. The salary to be paid plaintiff was $25 a month for the term of one year, payable monthly. The…
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