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5 S.C.L. 244

Ford v. Whitaker

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided November 15, 1812

Supreme Court of South Carolina · decided 1812-11-15

Trespass quare clausum, fregit, tried at Fairfield, April, 1811, for cutting a road through the plaintiff’s land. One Ferguson was examined, a witness, who testified that he was an overseer of the road; that he received direction from the defendant, as a commissioner, to lay off a new road through the plaintiff’s land ; and that by virtue of those directions, he did lay off and open a road accord, ingly.

Decided 1812-11-15

Nott, J.

¶1It is a general rule of law, that when any fact is to be established by written evidence, the writing itself must be produced ; and parol evidence of its contents cannot be received, unless the party will shew that it was not in his power to produce. the writing. And if the defendant is charged with the act of another person on account of written instructions which he has given, those instructions ought to be produced, in order that the court may see the extent of his liability.

¶2New trial granted.

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