Beckham v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., York, November, 1896. Action by T. C. Beckham, J. F. Doby, and F. W. Culp against the Southern Railway Company, for damages. The following is so much of the charge as is necessary to understand the questions: Now, gentlemen, they further entered into an agreement that no more than fifty-six people should be carried in each passenger coach, and that the cars were to be run by the train hands of the defendant company — that is, by the railroad.
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Before Watts, J., York, November, 1896. Action by T. C. Beckham, J. F. Doby, and F. W. Culp against the Southern Railway Company, for damages. The following is so much of the charge as is necessary to understand the questions: Now, gentlemen, they further entered into an agreement that no more than fifty-six people should be carried in each passenger coach, and that the cars were to be run by the train hands of the defendant company — that is, by the railroad. These parties had a right to sell tickets- — -by paying the $530, they had the right to sell tickets — to whom they pleased, and it…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
The plaintiffs brought their action against the defendant for $500 damages. The trial came on before his Honor, Judge Watts, and a jury, at the November term, 1896, of the Court of Common Pleas for York County, in this State. The verdict was for $105 in favor of the plaintiffs. After entry of judgment, the defendant appealed therefrom on twenty grounds. The Judge’s charge and the grounds of appeal will be set out in the report of the case. Before disposing of these grounds of appeal, it may be profitable to give a brief history of the…
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