Packard & Field v. Byrd
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Greenwood, November term, 1904. Action by Packard and Field against G. A. Byrd. From judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. cite: Was contract of sale void? 8 R. R. A., 440; 55 S. C., 175; 9 R. R. A., 689; Clark on Con., 494-5; 1 Bail., 315; Chitty on Con., 678, 671, 701; 46 S- C., 15; 17 R. R. A., 113, note; Bish. on Con., secs. 628, 629; 3 Met., 581; 93 N. Y., 609; 3 Ency., 1 ed., 887, 885. cite: Court will not lend its assistance to enforce an illegal…
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Before Gary, J., Greenwood, November term, 1904. Action by Packard and Field against G. A. Byrd. From judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. cite: Was contract of sale void? 8 R. R. A., 440; 55 S. C., 175; 9 R. R. A., 689; Clark on Con., 494-5; 1 Bail., 315; Chitty on Con., 678, 671, 701; 46 S- C., 15; 17 R. R. A., 113, note; Bish. on Con., secs. 628, 629; 3 Met., 581; 93 N. Y., 609; 3 Ency., 1 ed., 887, 885. cite: Court will not lend its assistance to enforce an illegal contract: Code, 1902, 2845; 43 R. ed., U. S. C., 123. Illustration in charge not applicable to case is harmless error:…
1Opinion of the Court
November 7, 1905. The opinion of the Court was delivered by This action was brought for the purpose of collecting an account for $140 for a bill of shoes purchased from plaintiffs by defendants, between the 24th day of October and the 22d day of November, 1902, and resulted in judgment for the defendant, from which is this appeal. The answer denied the partnership of plaintiffs, and denied that he was indebted, as alleged in the complaint, but admitted that he had purchased the articles of merchandise referred to in the complaint and had refused to pay for the same. Further answering, and by…
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