Bethea v. Western Union Tel. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Frank B. Gary, ‘J-> Action by Lawrence Bethea against Western Union Telegraph Company. From judgment for plaintiff, 'defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the' opinion. As to punitive damages: 77 S. C. 56;.48 S. C. 321. 77 S. C. 56; 60 S. C. 67; 70 S. C. 418; 86 S. C.-247; 90 S. C. 541.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Gary.
On the 19th of May, 1912, G. F. Bethea, a brother of Lawrence Bethea, delivered to the defendant the following telegram, addressed to the plaintiff at Dillon, S. C.: “Come at once if you want to see brother living.”
The jury rendered the following verdict: “We find for the plaintiff two- hundred and fifty dollars punitive damages.”
The defendant appealed upon the following exception: “The Court erred in refusing to' set aside the verdict and order a new trial, when, from the finding taken in connection with the charge of the Judge,…
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