Smith v. Lafar
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Greenville, November, 1902. Action by Calvin Smith against S. G. Lafar, chief State constable. From order dismissing the complaint, the plaintiff appeals. cite: Whiskey seized was in transit: 170 U. S., 438, 412; 55 S. C., 207. As to what are irrelevant allegations: 'Pom. Code Rem., sec. 551; 50 S. C., 54; 60 S. C., 381. Statutory remedy does not abrogate the old: 23 Ency., 1 ed., 393.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The plaintiff in his complaint alleges the shipment by express to him from Statesville, N. C., to Greenville, S. C., of one gallon of corn whiskey, purchased in Statesville exclusively for his own personal use, and the malicious, wilful and unlawful seizure from the express company of the whiskey by the defendant, a dispensary constable; that he gave the defendant full notice before the seizure, that the whiskey had been purchased in Statesville, N: C., and was intended for his own personal use; that he was damaged bysaid seizure to'…
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