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Prater v. Continental Casualty Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Apr 4, 1930
155 S.C. 487 (S.C. 1930)

Opinion

12885

April 4, 1930.

Before WHALEY, J., Richland County Court, August, 1929. Affirmed.

Action by Elliott J. Prater against Continental Casualty Co. From order overruling demurrer and refusing motion to make verdict, the defendant appeals.

Messrs. Gibbes Porter, for appellant, cite: Demurrer: 149 S.C. 266; 120 S.C. 88; 144 S.C. 448; 40 L.R.A., 253; 50 L.R.A., 501. Admissibility of parol evidence to vary terms of written contract: 69 L.R.A., 973; 68 L.R.A., 908; 137 S.C. 224; 141 S.C. 524; 136 S.C. 389; 33 Ann. Cas., 67; 14 R.C.L., 938; 5 L.R.A., 640; 1 Cooley's Briefs in Ins., 745; 46 S.C. 372; 77 S.C. 187; 19 L.R.A. (N.S.), 1011; 39 L.R.A. (N.S.), 324; L.R.A., 1915-A, 853. Punitive damages not recoverable for breach of contract unless accompanied by fraud: 68 S.C. 387.

Mrs. S. Evelyn Lester, for respondent. Mrs. S. Evelyn Lester, for respondent.


April 4, 1930. The opinion of the Court was delivered by


This appeal is disposed of by the judgment of this Court in the case of Will Williams against the same defendant, 155 S.C. 543, 152 S.E., 703, the opinion in which by Mr. Justice Carter is filed herewith.

The judgment of this Court is that the order appealed form be affirmed.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WATTS and MESSRS. JUSTICES BLEASE, STABLER and CARTER concur.


Summaries of

Prater v. Continental Casualty Co.

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Apr 4, 1930
155 S.C. 487 (S.C. 1930)
Case details for

Prater v. Continental Casualty Co.

Case Details

Full title:PRATER v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO

Court:Supreme Court of South Carolina

Date published: Apr 4, 1930

Citations

155 S.C. 487 (S.C. 1930)
152 S.E. 706

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