Davis v. Southern Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Keugh, J., Richland, April, 1903. Action by Andrew J. Davis against Southern Ry. The charge of the presiding Judge is as follows: “The plaintiff, Andrew J. Davis, brings this suit against the Southern Railway Co. to recover damages which he alleges he has suffered by reason of the railroad having killed a mule of his, as he alleges, through negligence.
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Before Keugh, J., Richland, April, 1903. Action by Andrew J. Davis against Southern Ry. The charge of the presiding Judge is as follows: “The plaintiff, Andrew J. Davis, brings this suit against the Southern Railway Co. to recover damages which he alleges he has suffered by reason of the railroad having killed a mule of his, as he alleges, through negligence. He alleges that the railroad running its train from Columbia to Charlotte negligently ran over and against a certain mule, the property of the plaintiff, and killed the same, to the damage of plaintiff $150. “The railroad answers that…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Ci-iiEE Justice Pope.
This action to recover $150 of defendant railway company for negligently killing a mule, the property of plaintiff, came on for trial before Judge Klugh and a jury on April 30th, 1903. Testimony was offered by both plaintiff and defendant on the matter of the alleged negligence of the defendant; some of this testimony was objected to, some of it was allowed over defendant’s objection. This is made a ground of appeal. Both sides to the controversy made requests to charge. His Honor’s charge is made a ground of appeal. After…
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