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45 S.C.L. 9

John Crouch & Co. v. Culbreath

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided December 15, 1857

Court of Appeals of South Carolina · decided 1857-12-15

BEFOEE WARDLAW, J., AT EDGEFIELD, FALL TEEM, 1857. The report of bis Honor, tbe presiding Judge, is as follows: “ Assumpsit upon tbe warranty of a slave. “ Tbe plaintiffs are John Croucb and Henry 0. Culbreath, partners in tbe business of buying and selling slave?, both of wbom, wben- at borne, live at tbe bouse of tbe latter.

Decided 1857-12-15

¶1Tbe opinion of tbe Court was delivered by

O’Neall, J.

¶2In tbis case we perceive no reason to disturb tbe verdict. But it is thought advisable to make a slight explanation of the case of Stephens vs. Chappell, 3 Strob. 80.

¶3That case, it will be seen on referring to it, placed tbe defence of tbe defendant upon tbe ground, that when be bought tbe woman, she had the seeds of the disease, (typhoid fever,) in her system.

¶4It was of tbis disease, that tbe judge trying the case ruled that “ such a thing as typhoid fever being considered like small-pox, as having a beginning before tbe symptoms are discovered, cannot be,” and in which be stated tbe rule to be in such a case as (“ typhoid fever,”) that “ tbe disease must be in a formed state evidenced by symptoms, before it could affect tbe sale.”

¶5• Tbis rule of course extends to all cases of fever having no fixed law for their commencement.

¶6It never was intended to apply to chronic cases, such as rheumatism.

¶7The word “organic” used by my much respected brother Evans, was inappropriate to tbe case; and tbe Court prefer to adhere to the precise ruling of the judge below, in that case. *19It was that, and that alone, wbicb tbis Court intended to affirm.

¶8Tbe motion is dismissed.

Wardlaw, Withers, Whitner, G-LoTERandMuNRO, JJ., concurred.

¶9Motion dismissed.

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