Collins-Plass Thayer Co. v. Hewlett
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Memminger, J., Barnwell, Fall term, 1916. Action by the Collins-Plass Thayer Company against John H. Hewlett. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The charge referred to in the opinion was as follows: Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the Jury: This controversy is before you for determination. You will have in the jury room what is known as the complaint, which sets out the claims of the plaintiff. You will have also the answer.
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Before Memminger, J., Barnwell, Fall term, 1916. Action by the Collins-Plass Thayer Company against John H. Hewlett. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The charge referred to in the opinion was as follows: Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the Jury: This controversy is before you for determination. You will have in the jury room what is known as the complaint, which sets out the claims of the plaintiff. You will have also the answer. You will find on the back of that complaint that a verdict has been written before in favor of the plaintiff for a certain amount of money. It appears…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gage.
Action and recovery for breach of contract. The testimony tends to show these circumstances: The plaintiff resides in New York and the defendant resides at Allendale, in this State. They made in the fall of 1913 a contract in writing, whereby the defendant agreed to make orders of the plaintiff for 38,000 bags in which to pack fertilizers at Allendale, and whereby the plaintiff agreed to ship to the defendant the bags as they might be ordered. The preliminary contract to sell and to pay was made through a Charleston broker for the…
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