Keels v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, Columbia, October, 1914. Action by A. M. Keels against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
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Before Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, Columbia, October, 1914. Action by A. M. Keels against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. cite: 55 S. C. 162; 87 S. E. 145; 80 S. C. 167; 95 S. C. 210; Civil Code, sec. 2808. Constitutionality of relief department act: 90 S. C. 249; 219 U. S. 549; 36 Cyc. 1201, 1210; 115 Mo. 184; 21 S. W. 788; 34 S. C. 468; 55 S. C. 295; 60 S. C. 1; 2 How. 608; 102 U. S. 203 ; 106 U. S. 124; Cooley Const. Lim. (7th ed.), pp. 385, 404, 410, 411; 8 Cyc., pp. 931, 932, 993. As to the relief department contract: 65 Fed.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Eraser.
Appellant’s statement of its case is as follows:
“This action is brought to recover certain relief department benefits claimed by plaintiff-respondent to be due him by reason of his membership in the relief department operated by defendant-appellant and its employees, for an accident sustained and an alleged subsequent permanent disability. Upon the trial, defendant moved for the direction of verdict in its favor. The motion being overruled, a verdict for plaintiff was returned under the direction of the Court, and, from the judgment…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Johnson v. Charleston & Savannah Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
- Beylot v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1913
- McDaniel v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1915