Sutton v. Catawba Power Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Dantzeer, J., York, February, 1903. Action by A. E. Sutton against Catawba Power Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Plaintiff can only recover on proof of negligence: 34 S. C., 62; 71 S. C., 241; 13 S. C., 97; 30 Vt., 638; 23 N. Y., 42; 33 W. Va., 39; 19 Rich., 174; 28 S. C., 388; 33 N. E., 451; 109 N. C., 692; 20 Or., 486; 7 N. E., 801; 23 N. E., 273; 1 Abbott’s Forms Plead., 579 ; 11 S. E., 316; 34 S. C., 62; Gould on Waters, sec. 251. There…
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Before Dantzeer, J., York, February, 1903. Action by A. E. Sutton against Catawba Power Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Plaintiff can only recover on proof of negligence: 34 S. C., 62; 71 S. C., 241; 13 S. C., 97; 30 Vt., 638; 23 N. Y., 42; 33 W. Va., 39; 19 Rich., 174; 28 S. C., 388; 33 N. E., 451; 109 N. C., 692; 20 Or., 486; 7 N. E., 801; 23 N. E., 273; 1 Abbott’s Forms Plead., 579 ; 11 S. E., 316; 34 S. C., 62; Gould on Waters, sec. 251. There was a total failure of evidence to• show any negligence: 21 Ency., 510, 511; 19 S. C., 20; 26 S. C., 49; 25 S. C., 24; 8…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an action for damages in which the plaintiff alleges:
“1. That she is a married woman, and was and is seized and possessed in her own right of two certain tracts or parcels of land near to each other, situate and lying on the east bank of Catawba River, in said county, adjoining lands of L. S. Nivens, J. R. Haile, the defendant (Catawba Power Company), Sallie Leonard and others, and containing, in the aggregate, two hundred and seventy-two- acres, more or less.
“2. That the said Catawba Power Company is a corporation, organized…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sutton v. Catawba Power Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
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