Hall v. South Carolina Railway Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
In addition to the matters stated in the opinion of the court, it should be stated that the point referred to in the first exception was based upon the following extract from the testimony of the plaintiff on his direct examination: Q. Have you ever ridden on the same train that passed at that hour? A. Yes, sir; often. Q. What did you pay ? A. Fifty-five cents. Q. Have you ever had any trouble? A. No, sir. About ten days afterwards I went and offered the money just to try.
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In addition to the matters stated in the opinion of the court, it should be stated that the point referred to in the first exception was based upon the following extract from the testimony of the plaintiff on his direct examination: Q. Have you ever ridden on the same train that passed at that hour? A. Yes, sir; often. Q. What did you pay ? A. Fifty-five cents. Q. Have you ever had any trouble? A. No, sir. About ten days afterwards I went and offered the money just to try. I offered him fifty-five cents and he took it and told him at the time that the conductor made me pay sixty-five cents.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McIver.
The plaintiff brought this action for damages on the ground that the agent or servant of the defendant company had illegally ejected him from the defendant’s railroad train. The facts of the case, as to which there is no dispute here, were substantially as follows : On October 16, 1883, the plaintiff boarded defendant’s train at Aiken for the purpose of going to Augusta to meet the remains of his deceased mother. The train passed Aiken at a very .early hour, before daj^-light, and although the plaintiff was at the depot in time to…
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