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

CourtSupreme Court of South Carolina

DecidedSeptember 11, 1907

Docket6654

StatusPublished

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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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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.

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59 S.E. 1135, 78 S.C. 168, 1907 S.C. LEXIS 271, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/von-lehe-v-atlantic-coast-line-r-r-sc-1907.