Harrison v. Atlantic Coast Line R.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Associate Justice FisitburnE.

The appeal involves three eases growing out of a railroad crossing accident in the Town of Barnwell, which resulted in the death of Mr. R. W. Harrison and his wife, Mrs. Hattie Harrison, both of whom at the time of the accident were traveling in a Model T Ford automobile, driven by Mr. Harrison.

The two major actions were brought under Lord Campbell’s Act for wrong-ful death, and the third action was brought under the survival statute for damage to the automobile. These three cases by agreement were consolidated and…