Legal Opinion

Archer v. Long

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 15, 1893PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Before Wallace, J., Union, October, 1890. Action by Sarah J. Archer and others against J. G. Long, sheriff. A. G. Means, witness for plaintiffs, being cross-examined by defendant’s counsel, testified that the book in his hand was an account kept by himself and in part by Mr. Beaty, and showed his business dealings with Mr. Beaty. Two pages of this book were then introduced by defendant, plaintiffs’ counsel saying, “No objection at all.”

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Before Wallace, J., Union, October, 1890. Action by Sarah J. Archer and others against J. G. Long, sheriff. A. G. Means, witness for plaintiffs, being cross-examined by defendant’s counsel, testified that the book in his hand was an account kept by himself and in part by Mr. Beaty, and showed his business dealings with Mr. Beaty. Two pages of this book were then introduced by defendant, plaintiffs’ counsel saying, “No objection at all.” Verdict was for defendant, and plaintiffs appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice MoIver.

This being the second appeal in this case, it will not be necessary to make so full a statement of the general nature of the case as would, otherwise, be proper; but a reference to the former appeal, as reported in *27432 S. C., 171, will be sufficient. The defendant having again obtained a verdict, the plaintiffs again appeal, upon very numerous grounds, thirty-six in number,- but as some of them present questions already adj udicated under the former appeal, others are mere repetitions of the same points, and others are presented…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Butler v. WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1872

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Village of Lapwai v. AlligierIdaho Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Carr v. MouzonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
  3. McCeery Land & Investment Co. v. MyersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
  4. Morris v. LambertSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
  5. Peterson v. MohammedWashington Supreme Court · 1920

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