Hipp & Co. v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Buchanan, J., Richland, October, 1896. Action by D. Hipp & Co. against Southern Railway Company, for value of three bales of cotton lost by it in transportation. Judgment for plaintiffs.
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Before Buchanan, J., Richland, October, 1896. Action by D. Hipp & Co. against Southern Railway Company, for value of three bales of cotton lost by it in transportation. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals on the following exceptions: 1. Because the presiding Judge erred in overruling defendant’s objection to the question propounded to the witness, D. Hipp: “For what purpose was it (the cotton) shipped to Columbia?” 2. Because the presiding Judge erred in admitting the evidence of the witness, Wise, over the objection of defendant, as to what was the highest price of cotton from the 1st…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
This was an action in the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County, in this State, for the recovery of the value of three bales of cotton. The verdict was for $99.60 in favor of plaintiffs. After entry of judgment thereon, the defendant appealed to this Court. The grounds of appeal will be set out in the report of the case. A brief statement of the facts underlying the controversy shows: That on the 18th day of December, 1895, at Pomada, S. C., a station on the defendant’s railway, the plaintiffs shipped by defendant a lot of cotton…
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