Hand v. Savannah & Charleston Railroad
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Beforé Wallace, J., Charleston, March, 1878. For the previous history of these cases in this court, see, in the following order, 5 S. O. 182, 8 8. G. 207, 6 8. G. 307, and 10 8. G. 406. These cases having been referred to William Alston Pringle, Esq., as special referee, he filed his report, in which he fully states all the questions of fact involved, and thoroughly discusses the points of law arising thereunder.
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Beforé Wallace, J., Charleston, March, 1878. For the previous history of these cases in this court, see, in the following order, 5 S. O. 182, 8 8. G. 207, 6 8. G. 307, and 10 8. G. 406. These cases having been referred to William Alston Pringle, Esq., as special referee, he filed his report, in which he fully states all the questions of fact involved, and thoroughly discusses the points of law arising thereunder. The following are his conclusions of fact upon the matters determined by this court: The Charleston and Savannah Railroad Company was incorporated by an act of the general assembly…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Willard, C. J.
The nature of the various questions arising in these cases, and the facts bearing upon them, are fully stated *331in the report of the referee, and it is unnecessary to recapitulate them. The various questions for decision will be separately stated and considered, and them bearing upon the judgment pointed out.
The first question involves the construction of the act of 1856, (12 Stat. 543,) entitled “An act to aid in the construction of the Charleston and Savannah railroad.” The parties who contest such construction are as follows: 1. The…
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