Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1907

Foster v. Western Union Tel. Co.

Foster v. Western Union Tel. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided May 22, 1907 · Gary, Purdy
57 S.E. 760; 77 S.C. 155 (South Eastern Reporter)

Foster v. Western Union Tel. Co.

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Gary.

The testimony in this case upon the question as to punitive damages is substantially the same as in the case of C. P. Butler v. Tel. Co., in which the opinion has just been filed, and shows that the exception raising this question should be sustained.

It is the judgment of this Court, that the judgment of the Circuit Court be reversed, and the case remanded for a new tiiai.

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