Case v. Atlanta & C. A. L. Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wilson, J., Spartanburg, ' Action by Mrs. G. E. Case, as administratrix of G. E. Case, deceased, against the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Bine Railway and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
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Before Wilson, J., Spartanburg, ' Action by Mrs. G. E. Case, as administratrix of G. E. Case, deceased, against the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Bine Railway and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. The charge as to the circumstances to be considered in the consideration of the speed of the train was as follows: "In determining whether or not the railway company was negligent in the operation of its train, in reference to the speed at which it was running when approaching a given highway crossing, it is proper to consider evidence tending to show whether the crossing was…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] May 12, 1917. The opinion of the Court was delivered by This is an action for the death of the plaintiff's intestate, G.E. Case, caused by a collision between a train of the defendants and an automobile, in which Mr. Case was riding, on a highway crossing in East King's Mountain, N.C., on the 17th day of August, 1914. Mr. Case had crossed the railroad a little over a mile south of the crossing at which he was killed. At the conclusion of the testimony, the…
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