Hankinson v. Charleston & Western Carolina Ry.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Copes, J., Aiken, Spring term, 1912. Action by Judson Hankinson against Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company. Defendant appeals. No actionable negligence shown: 61 S. C. 494; 41 S. C. 388; 1 La Batt. 66, 72; 11 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1041; 83 Am. St. R. 671; 116 Am. St. R. 373; 72 S. C. 401; 45 L. Ed. 363. Plaintiff assumed the risks: 1 La Batt., secs. 372, 260, 263; 72 S. C. 242, 402; 71 N. E. 192. Who is an expert? 1 White on Per.
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Before Copes, J., Aiken, Spring term, 1912. Action by Judson Hankinson against Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company. Defendant appeals. No actionable negligence shown: 61 S. C. 494; 41 S. C. 388; 1 La Batt. 66, 72; 11 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1041; 83 Am. St. R. 671; 116 Am. St. R. 373; 72 S. C. 401; 45 L. Ed. 363. Plaintiff assumed the risks: 1 La Batt., secs. 372, 260, 263; 72 S. C. 242, 402; 71 N. E. 192. Who is an expert? 1 White on Per. Inj., sec. 98; 99 S. W. R. 611; 59 S. C. 314. Risk was assumed by servant: White on Pei\ Inj., secs. 322, 341; 50 S. W. R. 87; 72 S. C. 24; 55 S. C.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
This is an action for personal injury. After eliminating the unnecessary matter contained in this case, the issues are narrowed to two questions: 1st. Negligence on the part of the master. 3d. Assumption of risk on the part of the servant.
The undisputed facts are as follows: The plaintiff was a section hand in the employ of the defendant, on the line of defendant’s road, where the plaintiff was. working, there was a switch. The “frog plate” of the switch was held in place by three rivet bolts, one was missing. The road master saw the…
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