Miles v. Postal Tel. Cable Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Lexington, September, 1898. Action by George W. Miles against The Postal Telegraph Cable Co., for damages for loss of storehouse through negligent maintainance and construction of its wires, and another by PI. B. Setzler against same, for loss of stock of goods in same house from same cause.
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Before Gary, J., Lexington, September, 1898. Action by George W. Miles against The Postal Telegraph Cable Co., for damages for loss of storehouse through negligent maintainance and construction of its wires, and another by PI. B. Setzler against same, for loss of stock of goods in same house from same cause. The charge is much the same in both cases, and in the first case is as follows: The plaintiff’s cause of action is set out in these words, omitting the formal part of the complaint — you will have the complaint before you, and you can see it — the cause of action is set out in these words…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
The foregoing actions, though separate and distinct, involve practically the same questions, and will be disposed of together, for the plaintiff, Miles, owned the building in which was stored the goods of the plaintiff, Setzler, which building and stock of goods were destroyed by the same fire on the night of the 20th of June, 1897, which fire both plaintiffs alleged was communicated through one of the telegraph wires which the defendant carelessly and negligently permitted and allowed to become loose on one of the insulators attached…
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