State Agricultural & Mechanical Soc. v. Taylor
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Rice, J., Columbia, June, 1915. Action by the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina against Mark Taylor and the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Mass. Bonding & Ins.
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Before Rice, J., Columbia, June, 1915. Action by the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina against Mark Taylor and the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Mass. Bonding & Ins. Co., cite: As to discharge of surety by alteration of contract: 1 Brandt, Suretyship & Guaranty (3d ed.) 790, 791 and 812; 51 S. C. 122; 24 Cyc. 837; 23 S. C. 588; 69 S. C. 304; 9 Wheat 703. Waiver by agent for company: Civil Code, sec. 2724; 86 S. E. 484; 84 S. C. 95. Knowledge of agent not imputed lo principal: 31 Cyc. 1595; 77 S. C. 99;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
This was an action by plaintiff against the defendants for an alleged breach of bond. Defendants admitted signing the bond, but denied liability thereon or breach thereof.
The case was tried at the Summer term of Court, 1915, for Richland county, before Judge Rice, and a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1,500. After entry of judgment defendants appeal. There are 21 exceptions, but the exceptions were argued under three general heads : (1) Was the contract between the principal and obligee of the bond…
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