Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Standard Accident Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 31, 1940No. 15095PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Eishburne.
The action was brought in October, 1937, by the plaintiff against the defendant for the recovery of damages for the alleged wrongful cancellation of a forthcoming bond, by reason of which the plaintiff alleges that he was unable to reopen a liquor store at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Th\ trial resulted in a verdict against the defendant for' actual damages.
There are several grounds of appeal, but the gravamen of the defendant’s case is that the Court refused to grant its motion for a directed verdict, based mainly upon its…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wolfe v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- General Hospital Society v. New Haven Rendering Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- Gilliland & Gaffney v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- Reed v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- Williams v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. SteadmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
- State v. PlylerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
- Fielding Home for Funerals v. Public Savings Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
- State v. PorterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1968
- Cohen v. Standard Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1941
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