Davis v. Collins
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DanTzwr, J., Spartanburg, June, 1903. Action by Mabel H. Davis against J. D. Collins. From Circuit judgment, defendant appeals. cite: Non-expert witness may give an opinion after stating facts: 19 S. C., 531; 1 McM., 56; 19 S. C., 66; 117 Mass., 133; 49 N. H., 399; 56 N. FL, 337. What must be shown to warrant vindictive damages: 35 S. C., 489; 60 L. R. A., 406; 76 Minn., 379; Addison on Torts, 7 ed., 164; Cool, on Torts, 694; 5 C. & P., 373; 59 Ind., 130; 101 Mich.,…
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Before DanTzwr, J., Spartanburg, June, 1903. Action by Mabel H. Davis against J. D. Collins. From Circuit judgment, defendant appeals. cite: Non-expert witness may give an opinion after stating facts: 19 S. C., 531; 1 McM., 56; 19 S. C., 66; 117 Mass., 133; 49 N. H., 399; 56 N. FL, 337. What must be shown to warrant vindictive damages: 35 S. C., 489; 60 L. R. A., 406; 76 Minn., 379; Addison on Torts, 7 ed., 164; Cool, on Torts, 694; 5 C. & P., 373; 59 Ind., 130; 101 Mich., 373; Hob., 134; 3 Wend., 391; 15 Da. Ann., 133; 1 Smith Dead. Ca., 549. Previous'provocations are admissible in…
1Opinion of the Court
The first opinion was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an action for damages arising out of an assault and battery upon the plaintiff by the defendant.
The alleged wrong is thus set forth in paragraph 2 of the complaint: “That on Sunday, the second day of March, 1902, in the city of Spartanburg, at the depot of the Southern Railway Company in said city, while the plaintiff was quietly and peaceably standing at or near said depot, the defendant being there for an unlawful purpose, to wit: for the purpose of committing an assault and battery of at least a high and aggravated nature upon the…
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