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Green v. Greenville County

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided June 11, 1935No. 14088PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fishburne.

The presiding Judge, Hon. Wm. H. Grimball, directed a verdict for the plaintiff in this action against Greenville County in the sum of $2,000.00. The action was 'instituted to recover exemplary damages in the sum of $5,000.00 for the alleged lynching of the plaintiff’s intestate, George Green, on November 16, 1933. The appeal questions the correctness of that ruling, and the issue for us to decide is, Did the trial Judge err in directing a verdict for the plaintiff ?

The action was brought under Article 6, Section 6, of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. LewisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  2. Anderson v. Hampton & Branchville R. & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
  3. McLeod v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
  4. State v. . LewisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  5. Crews v. SweetSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1945
  2. People v. JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
  3. Norris v. BRYANTSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
  4. Terwilliger v. MarionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
  5. Jackson v. JacksonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959

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