DuPont v. Charleston Bridge Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Townsend, J., Charleston, May, 1902. Action by Cornelia G. DuPont against the Charleston Bridge Co. From decree in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: As to the construction of the resolution: Bieb.
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Before Townsend, J., Charleston, May, 1902. Action by Cornelia G. DuPont against the Charleston Bridge Co. From decree in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: As to the construction of the resolution: Bieb. Henn., 11, 43, 44; Black on Inter, of Baws, 3, 16, 28; 47 N. Y., 375; Story on Con., 401; 11 N. Y., 593; 9 Stat., 434, 482; 2 Par. on Con., 495. Plaintiff has waived and abandoned her right of free passage: Bish. on Con., sec. 792; 140 Mass., 472; 130 N. Y., 624; Wash, on Eas., 3 ed., 661; 149 Mass., 101; 4 McC., 104; 15 S. C., 35; 10 Ency., 2 ed., 437. Right to cross free of toll…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The Charleston Bridge Company was chartered by an act of the legislature, December 17th, 1808 (9 Stat., 434), for the purpose of establishing a bridge over Ashley River from the parish of St. Philip to the parish of St. Andrews; and authority was given to the corporators to establish also a turnpike road from the terminus of the bridge in the parish of St. Andrews to a point of intersection with another road. The charter was without limit of duration, but required both bridge and road to be completed within seven jrears from its date,…
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