Mayrant v. City of Columbia
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before George Johnstone, special Judge, Richland, November term, 1907. Action by Mary G. Mayrant against City of Columbia. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Measure of damages is not cost of filling in lot: 38 S-. C.,_ 289; Harp. E-, 276; 51 S. C., 485; 2 Speer., 271; 46 R. R. A., 636. Defendant not liable unless plaintiff shows negligence: 77 S. C., 285; 40' S. C., 342; 73 S. C„ 254; 81 S. C., 112; 15 Rich. R., 201; 9 Tex. Civ.
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Before George Johnstone, special Judge, Richland, November term, 1907. Action by Mary G. Mayrant against City of Columbia. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Measure of damages is not cost of filling in lot: 38 S-. C.,_ 289; Harp. E-, 276; 51 S. C., 485; 2 Speer., 271; 46 R. R. A., 636. Defendant not liable unless plaintiff shows negligence: 77 S. C., 285; 40' S. C., 342; 73 S. C„ 254; 81 S. C., 112; 15 Rich. R., 201; 9 Tex. Civ. App., 221; 8 Allen 127; 10 Ency., 251; 34 la., 568 ; 42 la., 308; 63 la., 119; 67 la., 343; 69 la., 310; 99 la., 589; 3 Mack. (D. C.), 572'; 7 A.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice; Woods.
An order of the Circuit Court overruling a demurrer to the complaint having been affirmed on appeal (77 S'. C., 281, 57 S. E., 857), this cause was brought to trial at the November term of the Court of Common Pleas for Richland county before a jury, and a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for sixteen hundred dollars. The respondent appeals, assigning error in the admission of the testimony, in the instructions to the jury, and in the refusal of a new' trial.
A statement of the pleadings will be found in the opinion…
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