Williams v. Jones Amerman
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Lancaster, June, 1910. Action by Emma E. Williams against Charles D. Jones and Leonard V. Amerman, as receivers of the Haile Gold Mining Company. Defendants appeal. The following statement and the dissenting opinion give the facts of the case: “This action of Emma E. Williams, plaintiff, against Chas.
Read the full summary
Before Gage, J., Lancaster, June, 1910. Action by Emma E. Williams against Charles D. Jones and Leonard V. Amerman, as receivers of the Haile Gold Mining Company. Defendants appeal. The following statement and the dissenting opinion give the facts of the case: “This action of Emma E. Williams, plaintiff, against Chas. D. Jones and Leonard Amerman, as receivers of the Haile Gold Mining Company, defendants, was commenced by service of summons and complaint on the day of May, 1910, at which time also was served upon the defendants an order of his Honor, Geo. W. Gage, dated April 30, 1910,…
1DissentJustice Hydrick
A short history of the litigation between the plaintiff and the Haile Gold Mining Company will be necessary to a clear understanding of this case.
On May 1, 1907, plaintiff brought an action against the Haile Gold Mining Company for damages and injunction,— damages for injury to her land, caused by said defendant’s discharging into the streams which flow through it the tailings from its mining operations, which polluted the waters, and, when thrown upon the land, in times of freshet, destroyed its fertility, — and injunction to prevent the continuation thereof.
The verdict of the jury…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sease v. DobsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1891
- Hutchison v. York CountySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- Williams v. Haile Gold Mining Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- Crawford v. Atlantic Coast Lumber Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- Williams v. Haile Gold Mining Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1911