Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1909

Dixon v. Seaboard Air Line Ry.

Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided August 19, 1909 · Gary

65 S.E. 351; 83 S.C. 392; 1909 S.C. LEXIS 164 (South Eastern Reporter)

Counsel

Messrs. W. Boyd Evans and L.W. Melton , for appellant, cite: Unfulfilled promise is ground for breach of contract action: 6 Thomp. on Neg., sec. 7375; 12 At., 78; 30 Am.R. Cas., 606; 109 Ill., 120 ; 10 Am. Eng. R. Cas., 224; 100 N.Y., 170 ; 58 S.C. 488 ; 35 S.E., 88 . Parol evidence may be given of contract not all reduced to writing: 16 S.C. 352 ; 1 Mass. 297 ; 8 Rich., 35; 13 S.C. 332 ; 126 Wis. 253 . Additional consideration to that expressed in writing may be shown: 72 S.C. 410 ; 1 McC., 514; 2 Hill, 404; 32 S.C. 160 ; Harp., 393; 2 Dev. on Deeds, 823; 79 S.C. 454 . Messrs. Lyles Lyles and Edward L. Craig , contra. Mr. Craig cites: All previous agreements were merged into the writing: 21 Ency., 1078; 69 S.C. 93 ; 79 S.C. 134 ; 15 S.E.R., 198. And any further agreement can not be shown by parol: 61 S.C. 393 ; 79 S.C. 138; 34 N.E.R., 913; 30 Abb. N. Cas., 443; 60 S.C. 375; 29 Mo. App., 209 ; 83 Mo., 60 .

Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Gary.

This is an action for breach of contract.

The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for four hundred dollars.

The defendant made a motion for a new trial, which was granted, whereupon the plaintiff appealed.

The order is not appealable. Lampley v. Ry., 77 S. C., 319, 57 S. E., 1104; Pace v. Ry., infra 33, 64 S. E. R., 915.

The appeal is dismissed, but without prejudice to the rights of the parties to the action.

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