Waring v. South Carolina Power Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fishburne.

This is an action based upon common-law fraud and deceit, and was tried before his Honor, Judge C. J. Ramage, and a jury, in Dorchester County, resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,000.00. The matter comes before us on appeal by the defendant from the order of the trial Judge overruling a motion for a directed verdict, upon three exceptions which raise one vital issue: That the trial Judge erred “in refusing to grant defendant’s motion for a directed verdict where the only reasonable inference to be drawn from…