Jowers v. Dysard Const. Co.
Decision Date | 11 November 1919 |
Docket Number | 10289. |
Citation | 100 S.E. 892,113 S.C. 84 |
Parties | JOWERS v. DYSARD CONST. CO. |
Court | South Carolina Supreme Court |
Appeal from Common Pleas Circuit Court, of Richland County; R. W Memminger, Judge.
Action by J. M. Jowers against the Dysard Construction Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals . Reversed, and new trial ordered.
Nettles & Tobias, and J. Fraser Lyon, all of Columbia, for appellant.
W. N Graydon, of Columbia, for respondent.
The respondent in his argument on appeal makes the following statement of the facts:
The judgment was for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed upon eight exceptions.
I. The first three exceptions complain of error in refusing a nonsuit as to separate items of the account. These exceptions cannot be sustained, as there is no provision for a nonsuit as to items of an account, or separate elements of damages. The remedy is a request to charge that the objectionable items and elements of damage are not recoverable.
II. The next objection is that the witness T. K. Legare was not allowed to answer the question, "Was Jowers' work satisfactory to your inspectors and yourself?"
The witness was the city engineer. The plaintiff, when on the stand, said:
The contract of the plaintiff and defendant was a subcontract made in subservience...
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