Legal Opinion

Barnett v. Gottlieb

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 13, 1916No. 9455PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Before Prince and Gary, JJ., Marion, April and November, 1915. Action by Nathan Barnett against Samuel L,. Gottlieb. Judgment for defendant upon an order that plaintiif, a nonresident, give a bond for costs, and upon an order for a non-suit, and plaintiif appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Gage. '

The plaintiif sued the defendant for an assault and battery; the jury found for the defendant; the verdict was set aside for error of law (98 S. C. 180, 82 S. E. 406); the case was tried again and the Court (Judge Prince) directed the jury to find for the plaintiif, and the jury assessed the damages at $1,000; the Court ordered a new trial, unless the defendant (meaning the plaintiff) should remit within 20 days from the date of the order (April 10, 1915), so much as one-half the recovery; the remission was made, but not in the 20…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Appleby v. South Carolina & Georgia R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1900
  2. Barnett v. GottliebSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1914

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Collins v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
  2. Ex Parte SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
  3. Thornton v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1941
  4. Smith v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
  5. Walker v. QuinnSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1926

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