Von Lehe v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Von Lehe v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.

59 S.E. 1135, 78 S.C. 168, 1907 S.C. LEXIS 271

Supreme Court of South Carolina·Decided September 11, 1907·No. 6654·Published

Opinion

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

*169 Mr. Justice Woods.

The plaintiff recovered judgment ini a magistrate’s court for the value of two sacks of grist and two sacies of flour shipped from Nashville, Tenn., to plaintiff at Walterboro, S. C., and the statutory penalty of fifty dollars. The judgment was affirmed by the Circuit Court and the defendant appeals solely on the ground that the penalty statute of 1903 (34 Stat. 81) is unconstitutional. The question has been settled by the case of Charles v. R. R. Co., ante, 36.

The judgment of this Court, is that the judgment of the Circuit Court be affirmed.

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The opinion of the Court was delivered by

*169 Mr. Justice Woods.

The plaintiff recovered judgment ini a magistrate’s court for the value of two sacks of grist and two sacies of flour shipped from Nashville, Tenn., to plaintiff at Walterboro, S. C., and the statutory penalty of fifty dollars. The judgment was affirmed by the Circuit Court and the defendant appeals solely on the ground that the penalty statute of 1903 (34 Stat. 81) is unconstitutional. The question has been settled by the case of Charles v. R. R. Co., ante, 36.

The judgment of this Court, is that the judgment of the Circuit Court be affirmed.

Von Lehe v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R., 59 S.E. 1135, 78 S.C. 168, 1907 S.C. LEXIS 271 (S.C. 1907).

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