Martin v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Buchanan, J., Fairfield, February, 1897. Action by Samuel Martin against Southern Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. cites: As to exception Ir 161 Mass., 298; 31 Ill. App., 460; 139 Mass., 238; 7 Pa. St, 119; 77 Tex., 228; 56 Fed.
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Before Buchanan, J., Fairfield, February, 1897. Action by Samuel Martin against Southern Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. cites: As to exception Ir 161 Mass., 298; 31 Ill. App., 460; 139 Mass., 238; 7 Pa. St, 119; 77 Tex., 228; 56 Fed. R., 1014. Exception 8.-23 S. C., 531. Exception 4: 19 S. C., 205; 21 S. C., 495; 23 S. C., 531; 32 S. C., 299; 15 Wall., 407. cite: As to exception 1: 39 S. C., 163; 40 Ind., 37; 14 R. R. A., 798; 14 How., 468; 5 Rich., 44; 9 Ill. App., 250; 98 Ala., 293; 1 Sneed, 38, 220; 35 W. Va., 588; 14 L. R. A., 798; 15 0reg., 220; 19 Ohio St.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The complaint herein alleges: 1. (The corporate existence of the defendant.) 2. “That the plaintiff, on the 13th day of November, 1896, having purchased a ticket, and paid the usual fare therefor, whereby the defendant undertook to carry the plaintiff as passenger from Columbia to Alston, boarded defendant train as it was leaving Columbia for Alston. 3. That the said train moved off toward Alston just after the plaintiff stepped upon the platform of the car, and while standing on the said platform and before he had gone inside of the…
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