Beckley v. Howard

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Beckley v. Howard

4 S.C.L. 94

DecidedNovember 15, 1806

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Beckley v. Howard, 4 S.C.L. 94 (S.C. 1806).

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Opinion

Waties, J.,

delivered the opinion of all the judges, except Bay, '^absent, sick. No proof of conversion. Drake, when the demand was-made' by Clarke, had not assigned the bond, nor given Clarke any authority to demand it. Plaintiff not entitled to recover. The ‘ penalty of the bond not appearing, there was no other standard whereby to estimate the damage than the land to be conveyed, if a conversion had been proved.

New trial granted.

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Waties, J.,

delivered the opinion of all the judges, except Bay, '^absent, sick. No proof of conversion. Drake, when the demand was-made' by Clarke, had not assigned the bond, nor given Clarke any authority to demand it. Plaintiff not entitled to recover. The ‘ penalty of the bond not appearing, there was no other standard whereby to estimate the damage than the land to be conveyed, if a conversion had been proved.

New trial granted.

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4 S.C.L. 94, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/beckley-v-howard-sc-1806.