McGee v. French

Citations

• 49 S.C. 454
• 27 S.E. 487
• 1897 S.C. LEXIS 180

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence. — A verbal message sent by one party to the record to another by persons not parties to the record, can only be proven by the messengers after testimony tending to show that the message was communicated.</p> <p>2. * Ibid. — Claim and Delivery. — A claimant may show that he has given notice of his claim to the party in possession of the property in controversy.</p> <p>3. Charge — Bailment—Bailor and Bailee. — A Judge, after explaining the law of bailment, may submit to the jury the question whether the facts of the case, as applied to the law, established the relation of bailor and bailee.</p> <p>4. Ibid. — Notice.—The Judge properly submitted to the jury the question of fact, whether there were such facts and circumstances as would have put a reasonably prudent man on inquiry, and if they found such facts, it would be notice.</p> <p>5. New Trial. — Motion for new trial on ground of entire absence of testimony to support it, properly refused.</p>