Tittle v. Kennedy
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Kuugh, J., Abbeville, Action by Julia I. Tittle against Archibald C. and Charles R. Kennedy. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Mr. Gary cites: Can punitive damages be allowed in an action for claim and delivery of personal property? Code of Proc., 299; 170 U. S., 468; 20 S. C., 509. cites: Is the purchaser of lands at foreclosure sale entitled to growing crops against tenant of mortgagor? 46 Am. R., 284; 4 E. R. A., 452; 17 R. R. A., 782; 27 Fed.
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Before Kuugh, J., Abbeville, Action by Julia I. Tittle against Archibald C. and Charles R. Kennedy. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Mr. Gary cites: Can punitive damages be allowed in an action for claim and delivery of personal property? Code of Proc., 299; 170 U. S., 468; 20 S. C., 509. cites: Is the purchaser of lands at foreclosure sale entitled to growing crops against tenant of mortgagor? 46 Am. R., 284; 4 E. R. A., 452; 17 R. R. A., 782; 27 Fed. R., 441; 1 Cobley on Chat. Mtg., par. 371; Freem. on Ex., 113; Benj. on Sales, 120; 34 S. C., 77; 2 Wash. Real Prop., 6 ed.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justicp Woods.
The plaintiff in this action of claim and delivery recovered the following verdict: “We find for the plaintiff the oats described in the complaint, or their value, which we fix at one hundred and nineteen dollars and forty cents, and also actual and punitive damages fifty dollars.
The verdict, as appears by its terms, was responsive to the following instruction of the Circuit Judge, which was given after stating the law on the subject of actual damages: “And in addition, under the laws of this State, if one takes or wrongfully…
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