State v. Hathcock

Citations

• 20 S.C. 419
• 1884 S.C. LEXIS 27

Syllabus

<p>Laborers employed in working upon tbe road-bed of a railroad company, which was engaged in carrying freight, passengers and mail, were summoned to work upon the public highways, but failed to appear. Upon being prosecuted for such failure, they interposed their daily and constant employment at that time as a justifiable excuse, which.defense was overruled by trial justice and Circuit judge. Held, that there being no definition'of what was a justifiable excuse in such cases, this court could not declare the ruling below to be error of law.</p>