Seymour Co. v. Perry , 118 S.C. 265 ( 1922 )

January 25, 1922. The opinion of the Court was delivered by This is an action on a contract of sale of cotton. There was testimony that tended to show that at the request of the defendant the plaintiffs sold to Cooper Griffin 100 bales of cotton, of which the defendant was to be responsible for 34 bales; that at the request of the defendant the plaintiffs bought and delivered the cotton to the purchasers. The plaintiffs claim that, while the price for which they sold the cotton was 26 1/2 cents per pound, on account of a rise in the price of cotton to 32 1/2 cents per pound they sustained a loss on the 34 bales of $1,020. The defendant moved for a nonsuit on the ground that the contract was void under the statute of frauds, not being in writing. The motion was refused, and a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff for $500. From the judgment for the plaintiff entered on this verdict, the defendant appealed.

I. In appellant's argument he says:

"We therefore think that the issue under this exception is narrowed to a consideration of the question of whether or not the agreement alleged to have been made between Perry and Seymour Co. was one of sale or one of agency."

The answer to that question can only be determined by the facts, and, as there was a conflict in the evidence, it was a question of fact, and not of law. The first assignment of error cannot be sustained.

II. The second question relates to the verdict. The plaintiff claimed $1,020, and the verdict was for $500. The appellant claims that the verdict was illogical and cannot stand. The defendant cannot complain if the verdict is more favorable to him than the evidence warrants.

The judgment appealed from is affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE WATTS did not participate on account of illness.