Goode v. Southern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Featherstone, J., County Court, Greenwood, March, 1921. Action by W. A. Goode against Southern Railway Co. From verdict for plaintiff the defendant appeals. cite: Statutory signals not necessary except at crossing: 33 S. C., 139. Rule in Danner’s case not applicable: 4 Rich., 329. cites: Directed verdict improper zuhere more than one inference can be drazjon from testimony. 106 S. C., 123; 99 S. C., 187; 113 S. C., 262; 99 S. G, 417; 74 S. G, 891; 91 S. G, 523; 91 S.…
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Before Featherstone, J., County Court, Greenwood, March, 1921. Action by W. A. Goode against Southern Railway Co. From verdict for plaintiff the defendant appeals. cite: Statutory signals not necessary except at crossing: 33 S. C., 139. Rule in Danner’s case not applicable: 4 Rich., 329. cites: Directed verdict improper zuhere more than one inference can be drazjon from testimony. 106 S. C., 123; 99 S. C., 187; 113 S. C., 262; 99 S. G, 417; 74 S. G, 891; 91 S. G, 523; 91 S. G. 546. Question for jury zxhere statutory signals not given: 91 S. C., 546. Plaintiff a licensee and entitled to…
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Action for damages on account of the alleged negligent and willful conduct of the defendant in a collision between a train of the defendant and a team of the plaintiff, near a public crossing, in which one of the mules was killed and the wagon destroyed.
It seems that the plaintiff, who was engaged as a contractor in road construction work, had a lot of piping in a car which had been placed upon a side track to be unloaded. He sent three wagons to unload the car. The car had been placed on the side track about 200 feet from a public highway crossing, where the highway crossed both the side…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mack v. South Bound R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
- Joyner v. South Carolina Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1887
- Fowler v. RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
- Moorer v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
- Drennan v. Southern RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
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