Pratt v. Timmerman
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Aiken, January, 1903. Action by Julia A. Pratt et at., doing business as Daniel Pratt Gin Co., against J. G. and R. H. Timmerman. The decree on Circuit is as follows: “This cause was remanded to this Court for a new trial, 62 S. C., 445. Thereafter Judge Aldrich, at chambers, made an order directing the master to take any further testimony offered, and to report the same to this Court.
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Before Gage, J., Aiken, January, 1903. Action by Julia A. Pratt et at., doing business as Daniel Pratt Gin Co., against J. G. and R. H. Timmerman. The decree on Circuit is as follows: “This cause was remanded to this Court for a new trial, 62 S. C., 445. Thereafter Judge Aldrich, at chambers, made an order directing the master to take any further testimony offered, and to report the same to this Court. That report is in, but the master was not directed to report his conclusions on the issues of law and of fact raised by the pleadings, always a matter of regret to a trial Judge. The testimony…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The facts of this case are set forth in the opinion of the Supreme Court upon the former hearing, and reported in 62 S. C., 441, 40 S. E., 941.
In order to understand the manner in which the issues raised by the pleadings were disposed of by the Circuit Court, it will be necessary to set out a copy of the decree of his Honor, Judge Gage, in the report of the case.
There are numerous exceptions, but it will not be necessary to consider them in detail.
1 The first question that will be considered is whether the defendants were entitled, as…
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