Duke v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Cherokee, Action by Alice Duke et al. against Postal Telegraph Cable Co. Prom judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: In support of 2 and 3 exceptions: 58 S. C., 532; 27 S. C., 382; 69 S. C., 481. Of 6 exception: 32 S. C., 410; 1 Add. on Torts, 447; 33 S. C., 175; 1 Wash, on Real Prop., 483; 2 Ibid., 300; 3 Ibid., 660, 667; 125 Mass., 27; 43 N. Y., 462; 58 S. C., 145; 59 S. C., 371; 21 S. C., 420. Of 7 exception: 61 S. C., 170. cite: As to…
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Before Gage, J., Cherokee, Action by Alice Duke et al. against Postal Telegraph Cable Co. Prom judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: In support of 2 and 3 exceptions: 58 S. C., 532; 27 S. C., 382; 69 S. C., 481. Of 6 exception: 32 S. C., 410; 1 Add. on Torts, 447; 33 S. C., 175; 1 Wash, on Real Prop., 483; 2 Ibid., 300; 3 Ibid., 660, 667; 125 Mass., 27; 43 N. Y., 462; 58 S. C., 145; 59 S. C., 371; 21 S. C., 420. Of 7 exception: 61 S. C., 170. cite: As to exception 1: 23 Ency., 2 ed., 945. Exception 2: Code, 1902, 2211; 37 S. C., 382; 62 S. C., 52. Exception 4: 17 S. C., 39; 9…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION.
March 14, 1905. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The first exception is as follows: "It is respectfully submitted to the Court that his Honor erred in not sustaining the first ground of oral demurrer, which is as follows: `Because it appears on the face of the complaint itself that the plaintiff had no legal capacity to sue.' The error complained of being that an action of this kind does not survive to the heirs at law of a deceased person." There are two reasons why this exception cannot be sustained. In the first place, such objection cannot be interposed on what is called…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gould v. Evansville & Crawfordsville R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Chiles v. Southern RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
- Railroad Co. v. LeechSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1890
- Dawkins v. MathisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1896
- Thew v. Porcelain Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1874
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- Irvine v. Town of GreenwoodSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
- Baldwin v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- Beatty v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
- Payne v. CohenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1933
- Stone v. City of FlorenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1913
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