Griffin v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Buchanan, J., Edgefield, March, 1902. Action of Marvin Griffin, by guardian ad litem, against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Punitive damages can only be recovered once for the same wrongful act: 60 S. C., 73. cite: Plaintiff was entitled to submit acts of negligence and wilfulness to jury in one cause of action: 57 S. C., 28; 22 Stat., 693; 60 S. C., 48. Evidence sufficient to support punitive damages: 35 S. C., 489; 60 S. C.,…
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Before Buchanan, J., Edgefield, March, 1902. Action of Marvin Griffin, by guardian ad litem, against Southern Railway. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Punitive damages can only be recovered once for the same wrongful act: 60 S. C., 73. cite: Plaintiff was entitled to submit acts of negligence and wilfulness to jury in one cause of action: 57 S. C., 28; 22 Stat., 693; 60 S. C., 48. Evidence sufficient to support punitive damages: 35 S. C., 489; 60 S. C., 74. Whether speed is negligent, &c., is question for jury: 57 S. C., 205; Kirby v. R. R., 63 S. C. Punitive damages may…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an action for both punitive and compensatory damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, while a passenger on defendant’s train. The answer of the defendant contained substantially a general denial of the allegations set forth in the complaint. So much of the complaint as is necessary to understand fully the questions presented by the exceptions is as follows:
“6. That the last mentioned train of cars upon which the plaintiff and his said mother were received and were being transported as aforesaid (the same being…
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