Feaster v. Richland Cotton Mills

Citations

• 51 S.C. 143
• 28 S.E. 301
• 1897 S.C. LEXIS 64

Syllabus

<p>1. Damages.- — -The measure of damages for refusal to permit performance of an executory contract is the difference between the contract price and what it would have cost to perform the contract.</p> <p>2. Charge. — A request to charge specific words may be properly charged by the use of more general terms.</p> <p>3. Evidence — Damages.—Where the issue is how much a certain piece of work should have reasonably cost, testimony as to its actual cost is irrelevant. Divided Court.</p>