Brabham v. So. Express Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J., Hampton, 1922.. Action by M. E. Brabham against the Southern Express Company, American Railway Express Company, and another. From an adverse judgment against it alone, the American Railway Express Company appeals. cites: Judgment takes property of appellant without due process of law: 169 U. S., 366; 14th Amend.
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Before Prince, J., Hampton, 1922.. Action by M. E. Brabham against the Southern Express Company, American Railway Express Company, and another. From an adverse judgment against it alone, the American Railway Express Company appeals. cites: Judgment takes property of appellant without due process of law: 169 U. S., 366; 14th Amend. U. S., Const.; Const 1895, Art. 1, Sec. 17. Liabilities of former company not assumed: 103 S. E., 129. Nor is new compdny liable therefor: 79 Miss., 341; 181 Ky., 90; 134 Ga., 75; 103 S'. E-, 129. cites: Estoppel: 81 S. C., 482; 38 S. E., 616; 42| S. C., 348;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the.Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
This is an action for damages by respondent against Southern Express Company, Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, and American Railway Express Company. Plis Honor Judge Prince, eliminated at the trial on Circuit all of the defendants except the American Railway Express Company, and directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff as to it.
1 American Railway Express Company alone appeals, and three exceptions subdivided, impute error in taking property without due process of law and deny to appellant equal protection of the law,…
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